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   Char·ac·ter·ize

   /ˈker(ə)ktəˌrīz/

   

   verb

   • 1. describe the distinctive nature or features of: "the historian characterized the period as the decade of revolution" Similar distinguishmake distinctivemarkset apartidentifyspecifysignalizeindicatedenotedesignatestamptypifypervadepermeatesuffuseportraydepictpresentrepresentdescribeoutlinedelineateshowdrawsketchcategorizeclassclassifystylebrand
   • 2. (of a feature or quality) be typical or characteristic of: "the disease is characterized by weakening of the immune system"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘engrave, inscribe’): from French caractériser or medieval Latin characterizare, from Greek kharaktērizein, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool’.

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   The meaning of CHARACTERIZE is to describe the character or quality of. How to use characterize in a sentence.

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   CHARACTERIZE definition: 1. Something that characterizes another thing is typical of it: 2. to describe something by…. Learn more.

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   Characterize definition: to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of. See examples of CHARACTERIZE used in a sentence.

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   To characterize someone is to describe them in a certain way, to try to pin down his or her personality. If you say your dad is stingy, you are characterizing him as a miser.

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   Definition of characterize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   characterise. Other forms: characterised; characterises; characterising. Definitions of characterise. verb. be characteristic of. synonyms: characterize. see more. verb. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of.

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   CHARACTERIZE definition: 1. to be typical of someone or something: 2. to describe or show someone or something in a…. Learn more.

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    characterize. If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it. A bold use of colour characterizes the bedroom. [VERB noun] If you characterize someone or something as a particular thing, you describe them as that thing.

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    char•ac•ter•ize (kar′ ik tə rīz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry. to describe the character or individual quality of: He characterized her in a few well-chosen words.