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critique

noun

  1. method of disciplined, systematic analysis of a written or oral discourse
L31089 on Wikidata ↗

verb

  1. to offer an opinion, judgement; to criticize
L31090 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kɹɪˈtiːk/ / /kɹɪˈtik/ / /kɹəˈtiːk/

noun

  1. Obsolete form of critic (“one who criticizes”).

    a question amongst critiques in the ages to come

verb

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French critique, from New Latin critica (“critique”), feminine of criticus (“critical”); see critic.

  1. To review something; to criticize.

    I want you to critique this new idea of mine.

    Newly declassified documents from the FBI reveal how the US federal agency under J Edgar Hoover monitored the activities of dozens of prominent African American writers for decades, devoting thousands of pages to detailing their activities and critiquing their work.