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characterize
verb
(char-ac-ter-ize)
describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
Synonyms:
characterise
,
qualify
,
Examples:
You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist.
This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover.
characterize
verb
(char-ac-ter-ize)
be characteristic of
Synonyms:
characterise
,
Examples:
What characterizes a Venetian painting?.
Words Related to
characterize
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qualify
,
describe
,
define
,
classify
,
categorize
,
characterization
,
identify
,
distinguish
,
typify
,
assess
,
differentiate
,
embody
,
underlie
,
determine
,
defining
,
establish
,
criminalize
,
outline
,
incorporate
,
characteristics
,
govern
,
discriminate
,
designate
,
constitute
,
characterisation
,
analyzing
,
inform
,
determining
,
erect
,
drill
,
feature
,
characterise
,
portray
,
generalize
,
ascribe
,
depict
,
delineate
,
emphasize
,
refer
,
epitomize
,
demonstrate
,
attribute
,
correlate
,
analogize
,
elucidate
,
interpret
,
quantify
,
allude
,
infer
,
explain
,
perceive
,
predict
,
encapsulate
,
illustrate
,
extrapolate
,
juxtapose
,
insinuate
,
discern
,
compare
,
imply
,
construe
,
posit
,
equate
,
termed
,
mischaracterize
,
overgeneralize
,
deconstruct
,
summarize
,
recapitulate
,
liken
,
enumerate
,
conflate
,
mimic
,
evaluate
,
acknowledge
,
analyze
,
connote
,
mythologize
,
assert
,
envision
,
underscore
,
dissociate
,
convey
,
portend
,
confine
,
downplay
,
speculate
,
evoke
,
overstate
,
understand
,
parse
,
diffuse
,
deduce
,
oversimplify
,
bespeak
,
calibrate
,
dignify
,
explicate
,
overdetermined
,
replicate
,
characterize
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