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Criticized Criticize ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz Verb Bre Decision Environmental Groups

Word criticize
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz / NAmE / ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz /
Example
  • all you ever do is criticize!
  • the decision was criticized by environmental groups.
  • the government has been criticized for not taking the problem seriously.
  • we were taught how to criticize poems.
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criticize

(verb)BrE / ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz / NAmE / ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz /
  1. to say that you disapprove of somebody/something; to say what you do not like or think is wrong about somebody/something
    • opposite praise
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/praise_2
    • All you ever do is criticize!
    • The decision was criticized by environmental groups.
    • The government has been criticized for not taking the problem seriously.
  2. to judge the good and bad qualities of something
    • We were taught how to criticize poems.

    Extra Examples

    • She has openly criticized the government.
    • The film was criticized on the grounds that it glorifies violence.
    • The law was widely criticized as racist.
    • Their record on human rights has been justifiably criticized.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they criticize
    • he / she / it criticizes
    • past simple criticized
    • past participle criticized
    • -ing form criticizing
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