different between criticize vs humiliate

English

Alternative forms

• criticise (British)

Etymology

critic +? -ize; first element from Ancient Greek ???????? (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from ?????? (krísis, “crisis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??t?sa?z/
• Hyphenation: crit?i?cize

Verb

criticize (third-person singular simple present criticizes, present participle criticizing, simple past and past participle criticized) (transitive, intransitive)

1. To find fault (with something).

   Synonyms: censure, pick at; see also Thesaurus:criticize

   Hyponyms: find fault, shoot down, run down, trash out, fustigate, drub, excoriate

2. To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.

   Synonyms: censure, appraise, judge

Related terms

Translations

See also

• scold
• complain

Further reading

• criticize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• criticize in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From Late Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliare (“to abase, humble”), from Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”), from humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hju??m?li?e?t/

Verb

humiliate (third-person singular simple present humiliates, present participle humiliating, simple past and past participle humiliated)

1. (transitive) To injure the dignity and self-respect of.
2. (transitive) To make humble; to lower in condition or status.

Synonyms

• debase
• demean
• disgrace
• humble
• mortify
• shame
• See also Thesaurus:abash

Antonyms

• dignify
• honor

Related terms

• humble
• humiliation
• humility

Translations

Further reading

• humiliate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• humiliate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /hu.mi.li?a?.te/, [h?m?li?ä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.mi.li?a.te/, [umili???t??]

Verb

humili?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of humili?