criticise vs point out

criticise and point out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
criticise	No	No	Yes	No
point out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, point out is a hypernym of criticise; that is, point out is a word with a broader meaning than criticise:

criticise: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
point out: make or write a comment on

Other hypernyms of criticise include comment, notice, remark.

criticise (verb)	point out (verb)
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws	make or write a comment on
act as a critic	present and urge reasons in opposition
	point out carefully and clearly