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      criticise
      verb
      act as a critic
      find fault with
      Roots
      kritikoscritic- · Greek · able to discern, judgeizein-ise · Greek · to make, to do
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      Where does criticise come from?

      The word criticise breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: critic, from Greek kritikos (“able to discern, judge”); and -ise, from Greek izein (“to make, to do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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