characterize
/ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz/verb4 syllables
Characterize means: describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of.
Synonyms for characterize2
verb, as in describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
verb, as in be characteristic of
characterise
What does characterize mean?2
verb
1
describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of“You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist”
2
be characteristic of“What characterizes a Venetian painting?”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Characterize in a sentence
- Drunken fights and more drunken sex characterize their excuse for a relationship.papabear
- He often adopts the behaviors and speech patterns that characterize the advantaged.witbrock
- How would you characterize the economy right now?CM
- Fadil's mother characterized him as a good boy.OsoHombre
- He spoke of the three traits that characterized him most.Hybrid
- Some have characterized altruism as selfishness on behalf of others.AlanF_US
- The plastic is characterized by the uniformness of its color and texture.DuosDragonPolyglot
- Intermediate uveitis is often characterized by the sudden presence of floaters.Cangarejo
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Forms of characterize
as a verb
- past tense
- characterized
- present participle
- characterizing
- third-person singular
- characterizes
- past participle
- characterized