to censure or find fault with.

to judge or discuss the merits and faults of

to criticize three novels in one review.

to find fault; judge unfavorably or harshly.

to make judgments as to merits and faults.

verb

approve , compliment , laud , praise , estimate , guess , suppose

verb

animadvert on , bash , blame , blast , blister , carp , castigate , censure , chastise , chide , clobber , come down on , condemn , cut down * , cut to bits , cut up * , denounce , denunciate , disparage , do a number on , dress down * , excoriate , find fault , fluff * , fulminate against , fustigate , give bad press , hit , jump on , knock * , lambaste * , nag at , nit-pick , pan , pick at , rap * , reprehend , reprimand , reprobate , reprove , rip * , roast * , scathe , scorch * , skin * , skin alive , slam * , slog * , slug * , take down * , trash * , trim * , zap * , appraise , assess , comment upon , evaluate , examine , give opinion , judge , pass judgment on , probe , review , scrutinize , study , fault , rap , admonish , animadvert , badmouth , cavil , comment , crucify , declaim , deplore , depreciate , derogate , execrate , fly , impugn , insult , interpret , inveigh , knock , moralize , pillory , rebuke , reproach , revile , roast , scarify , scold , sermonize , slam , slur , upbraid , vituperate