criticise : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: criticise	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for criticise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
criticise v find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" Synonym(s): knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart Antonym(s): praise act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either" Synonym(s): criticize, criticise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Criticise \Crit"i*cise\, v. i. 1. To act as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment; to play the critic; -- formerly used with on or upon. Several of these ladies, indeed, criticised upon the form of the association. --Addison. 2. To discuss the merits or demerits of a thing or person; esp., to find fault. Cavil you may, but never criticise. -- Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Criticise \Crit"icise\ (kr?t"?-s?z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Criticised} (-s?zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Criticising}.] [Written also, more analogically, but less commonly, criticize.] [Cf. G. kritisiren. See {Critic}.] 1. To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment upon; as, to criticise* an author; to criticise a picture. 2. To express one's views as to the merit or demerit of; esp., to animadvert upon; to find fault with; as, to criticise conduct. --Blackwood's Mag.