criticize
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Sense: Verb: find fault with
Synonyms:
criticise , find fault with, censure, reprimand, faultfind, castigate, cavil, condemn, take apart, lambast, lambaste, put down, dress down , reprehend, tell off , snipe at, give sb a telling-off , tear sb off a strip , tear a strip off sb , give sb a tongue-lashing to , give sb a dressing-down to , slam Collocations , diss , take sb to task, bring sb to book, pick sb to pieces, pick holes in, tear sb a new one
Sense: Verb: review
Synonyms:
criticise , review Collocations, critique, study Collocations, scrutinize, scrutinise , analyze, analyse , examine Collocations, appraise, assess Collocations, commentate, comment on, evaluate Collocations, take apart, dissect