different between fustigate vs criticize

English

Etymology

From Latin f?st?g?tus, past participle of f?st?g? (“I cudgel to death”), from f?stis (“a cudgel”) + ago (“I act”).

Verb

fustigate (third-person singular simple present fustigates, present participle fustigating, simple past and past participle fustigated)

1. (transitive) To hit someone with a club.
2. (figuratively) To harshly criticize someone.

Synonyms

• (hit someone with a club): flay, thrash, birch
• (harshly criticize someone): castigate, denounce, flay

Related terms

• fustigation
• fustigator

Translations

Further reading

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

Italian

Verb

fustigate

1. second-person plural present indicative of fustigare
2. second-person plural imperative of fustigare
3. feminine plural of fustigato

Latin

Verb

f?st?g?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of f?st?g?

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.