to criticize something for something
1criticize — also ise BrE / krItisaIz/ verb 1 (I, T) to express your disapproval of someone or something, or to talk about their faults: Ron does nothing but criticize and complain all the time. | criticize sb for (doing) sth: The report strongly criticizes… …
2criticize — criticize, reprehend, blame, censure, reprobate, condemn, denounce are comparable when they mean to find fault with someone or something openly, often publicly, and with varying degrees of severity. Criticize in its basic sense does not carry… …
3criticize */*/ — UK [ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz] / US [ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz] verb Word forms criticize : present tense I/you/we/they criticize he/she/it criticizes present participle criticizing past tense criticized past participle criticized Metaphor: Criticizing someone or speaking in …
4criticize — crit|i|cize W3S3 also criticise BrE [ˈkrıtısaız] v 1.) [I and T] to express your disapproval of someone or something, or to talk about their faults ≠ ↑praise ▪ Ron does nothing but criticize and complain all the time. be strongly/sharply/heavily… …
5criticize — crit|i|cize [ krıtı,saız ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to say what you think is wrong or bad about something: Cabinet members were told not to criticize the policy publicly. It was difficult to be honest without seeming to criticize.… …
6criticize*/*/ — [ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz] verb [I/T] to say what you think is wrong or bad about something We were told not to criticize the policy publicly.[/ex] The new proposals have been criticized for not going far enough to change the system.[/ex] • Word family:… …
7criticize — [[t]krɪ̱tɪsaɪz[/t]] ♦♦♦ criticizes, criticizing, criticized VERB If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them. [V n] His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her… …
8United for Peace and Justice — (UFPJ) is a coalition of more than 1,300 [http://www.nyclu.org/fbi spy files bios 031406.html NYCLU Seeks FBI Files On NY Political Groups And Activists] , New York Civil Liberties Union. Accessed 28 September 2006.] international and U.S. based… …
9see fit (to do something) — see/think ˈfit (to do sth) idiom (formal) to consider it right or acceptable to do sth; to decide or choose to do sth • You must do as you think fit (= but I don t agree with your decision). • The newspaper did not see fit to publish my letter …
10think fit (to do something) — see/think ˈfit (to do sth) idiom (formal) to consider it right or acceptable to do sth; to decide or choose to do sth • You must do as you think fit (= but I don t agree with your decision). • The newspaper did not see fit to publish my letter …
