Criticise

v. t. [imp. & p. p. CRITICISED; p. pr. & vb. n. CRITICISING.] [See CRITIC. Cf. Ger. kritisiren.] To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment upon; to animadvert on; as, to criticise an author; to criticise conduct. [Written also, more analogically, but less commonly, criticize.]