† belackv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To depreciate, find fault with.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)]
reprehendc1400
murmur1424
discommenda1500
belack1531
to find fault (with, at)c1540
scan?c1550
fault1563
pinch1567
to lift or move a lip1579
raign1581
reflect1605
criminate1645
criticize1652
nick1668
critic1697
chop1712
stricture1851
to get on to ——1895
chip1898
rap1899
nitpick1956
1531 H. Latimer Let. Dec. in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1563) 1324/1 As for my preaching it selfe, my Lorde of London cannot ryghtefully belacke it, nor iustly reproue it.
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