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characterize
[kar-ik-tuh-rahyz]
verb (used with object)
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
/ ˈæɪəˌɪ /
verb
to be a characteristic of
loneliness characterized the place
to distinguish or mark as a characteristic
to describe or portray the character of
Other Word Forms
- characterizable adjective
- characterizer noun
- mischaracterize verb (used with object)
- recharacterize verb (used with object)
- ˈٱˌ adjective
- ˈٱˌ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of characterize1
Example Sentences
During a week of protest, Los Angeles is the center stage of the national immigration debate, with pundits on both sides characterizing the fight through the lens of their respective viewpoints.
Orbán's Hungarian regime has often been characterized as modern authoritarianism or a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy," one in which power is accumulated by the ruling party over time through creative quasi-legal means.
Unlike the rebellious music that characterized rock in the ’50s, the Beach Boys’ songs were full of sunshine and good times: “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around” and the classic “Good Vibrations.”
Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Human Rights of Los Angeles characterized the sweeps as an unprecedented “enforcement blitz” in which people are being “indiscriminately” targeted.
Ron Washington took a page out of the characterized version of himself from the 2011 film “Moneyball” when asked about how difficult it would be to revive the Angels’ sputtering offense.
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