The professor thoroughly criticized the strengths and weaknesses of the research paper.

criticized 是动词 criticize 的过去式，criticize 由词根 critic（批评家）和动词后缀 -ize 组成，意思是"批评、评论"。在学术语境中常指对作品进行专业评价，既包含指出缺点也包含分析优点。