different between revile vs criticize
revile
English
Etymology
From Middle English revilen, from re + Old French aviler (“to make vile or cheap, disprize, disesteem”), from a- (“to”) + vil (“vile, cheap”); see vile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???va?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Verb
revile (third-person singular simple present reviles, present participle reviling, simple past and past participle reviled)
- (transitive, intransitive) To attack (someone) with abusive language.
- who, when he was reviled, reviled not again
Synonyms
- calumniate
- reproach
- scold
- vilify
- vituperate
Translations
Noun
revile (uncountable)
- (obsolete) reproach; reviling
Translations
Further reading
- revile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- revile in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- eviler, levier, liever, relive, veiler
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criticize
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)
- 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
- 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.
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