characterize

Found in thesaurus: remember, think of, mark, distinguish, differentiate

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characterize (Amer.)
v. describe, give the details of, individuate, identify, illustrate; render precise; be a characteristic of, be a feature of; make clear, make vivid; outline, personify, profile (also characterise)

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characterize

Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) qualify, characterise
(hypernym) remember, think of
(hyponym) distinguish, mark, differentiate
(derivation) characterization, characterisation
2. be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"
(synonym) characterise
(hypernym) distinguish, mark, differentiate
(hyponym) individuate
(derivation) quality, character, lineament


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characterize (Amer.)
v. charakterizovat; označit; popsat

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characterize (Amer.)
Czas. charakteryzować; charakteryzować; opisywać

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Characterize
(v. t.)
To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features.
  
 
(v. t.)
To indicate the character of; to describe.
  
 
(v. t.)
To engrave or imprint.
  
 
(v. t.)
To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of.
  

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