Critique /(krĭ*tēk")/

Cri·tique

Critique

n.
  1. The art of criticism. [R.]
  2. A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and thorough analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's “Critique of Pure Reason.”
    I should as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal.
  3. A critic; one who criticises. [Obs.]
    A question among critiques in the ages to come.
    — Bp. Lincoln.

Critique

v. t.
  1. To criticise or pass judgment upon. [Obs.]