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criticise

verb

Etymology

From critic + -ise, see criticize.

  1. derived from κριτικός — “of or for judging, able to discern”
  2. derived from criticus
  3. borrowed from critique
  4. formed as criticise — “critic + -ise”

Definitions

  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of criticize.

    • 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.
    • Both Cruddas and Collins are decentralisers, criticising New Labour for hoarding too much power in Whitehall.
    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at criticise. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at criticise. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at criticise

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA