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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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   What does characterized mean in a sentence?

   • 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. Both companies have characterized the relationship as friendly.

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   What is the meaning of characterize?

   • qualify, characterize, characterise(verb) describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of. "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover". Synonyms:

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   What is characterize verb?

   • Definition of characterize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary characterize somebody/something to be typical of a person, place or thing The city is characterized by tall modern buildings in steel and glass. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   What is the synonym of characterize?

   • "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover". Synonyms: restrict, dispose, characterise, modify, stipulate, specify, qualify, measure up, condition. characterize, characterise(verb) be characteristic of.

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   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. to attribute character to: to characterize him as a coward. characterize.

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   verb. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of. “You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist”. “This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover”. synonyms: characterise, qualify. see more. see less. types: differentiate, distinguish, mark.

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