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   characterize

   /ˈkarɪktərʌɪz/

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   • 1. describe the distinctive nature or features of: "she 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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   • CHARACTERIZE definition: 1. Something that characterizes another thing is typical of it: 2. to describe something by…. Learn more.

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   What is a synonym for characterize?

   • Synonyms of characterize transitive verb 1 : to describe the character (see characterentry1 sense 1a) or quality of characterizeshim as ambitious 2 : to be a characteristic of : distinguish an era characterizedby greed Synonyms character define depict describe portray represent See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus

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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. Want to learn more? to describe or show the qualities of somebody/something in a particular way

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   What is a synonym for characterized?

   • char·ac·ter·izeˈker-ik-tə-ˌrīz ˈka-rik- characterized; characterizing Synonyms of characterize transitive verb 1 : to describe the character (see characterentry1 sense 1a) or quality of characterizeshim as ambitious 2 : to be a characteristic of : distinguish an era characterizedby greed Synonyms character define depict describe portray

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   What is a characterization of a relationship?

   • If you characterize someone or something as a particular thing, you describe them as that thing. Both companies have characterized the relationship as friendly. [VERB noun + as] This play is characterized as a comedy. [V n as adj/n] I don't fully agree with that characterization of the welfare system. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   characterize somebody/something as something Her political views have been characterized as ‘extreme’. Word Origin late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘engrave, inscribe’): from French caractériser or medieval Latin characterizare , from Greek kharaktērizein , from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool’.