Criticise Meaning
/ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of criticize.
Sentence Examples
Sometimes critics don't know what they criticise.
If you want to criticise other people, first you must improve your own methods.
How can you, a mere mortal, dare criticise Tom?
CEFR Practice Quiz
Teachers are trained to ____ student work constructively, not harshly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Sometimes critics don't know what they ____.
Word Origin & History
From critic + -ise, see criticize.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Camden motive power depot has been much criticised for its emission of smoke in a residential neighbourhood and its complete dieselisation is rapidly taking place."
— 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99:
"Both Cruddas and Collins are decentralisers, criticising New Labour for hoarding too much power in Whitehall."
— 2009 March 25, Jonathan Freedland, “Call it 9/15 - the day the crucial divide in the post-Blair/Brown era took shape”, in The Guardian:
"The Gunners boss has been heavily criticised for his side's poor start to the Premier League season but this result helps lift the pressure."
— 2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport:
"Serlio criticises the artistic licence taken by both ancient and contemporary architects, here specifically related to the confusion created by the rich decoration of the arch–in his illustrations, he stripped the monument of most of its beautifully […]"
— 2017, Allison Sherman, Artistic Practices and Cultural Transfer in Early Modern Italy: Essays in Honour of Deborah Howard, Routledge, →ISBN:
"This is not to criticise Ghosh's use of such lexis, but just to point out that Ghosh's use of such lexis must be regarded as examples of re-use and not as evidence of continued use over the intervening period."
— 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 256:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Teachers are trained to ____ student work constructively, not harshly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Sometimes critics don't know what they ____.