Criticize vs Argue - What's the difference?
criticize | argue |
to find fault (with something)
to evaluate (something), and judge its merits and faults
(obsolete) To prove.
To shows grounds for concluding ((that)); to indicate, imply.
* 1910 , , "The Soul of Laploshka", Reginald in Russia :
To debate, disagree or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
To have an argument, a quarrel.
To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
As verbs the difference between criticize and argue
is that criticize is to find fault (with something while argue is to prove.criticize
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Alternative forms
* criticise (UK )Verb
(criticiz) (transitive'' or ''intransitive )Hyponyms
* find fault * shoot down * trash out * fustigate * drub * excoriate * run downSee also
* scold * complainExternal links
* *argue
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Verb
(argu)- To have killed Laploshka was one thing; to have kept his beloved money would have argued a callousness of feeling of which I was not capable.
- He also argued for stronger methods to be used against China.
- He argued as follows: America should stop Lend-Lease convoying, because it needs to fortify its own Army with the supplies.
- The two boys argued because of disagreement about the science project.
- He argued his point.
- He argued that America should stop Lend-Lease convoying because it needed to fortify its own Army with the supplies.