different between criticize vs perstringe

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 Latin perstringere, from per- + stringere (“to tie, bind”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??st??n(d)?/

Verb

perstringe (third-person singular simple present perstringes, present participle perstringing, simple past and past participle perstringed)

1. (now archaic or literary) To censure; criticize.

Latin

Verb

perstringe

1. second-person singular present active imperative of perstring?