Characterize

/ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪz/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative)..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).
2. (transitive) To be typical of.
3. (transitive) To determine the characteristics of.

Example Sentences

[Stephen] Miller’s uncle, a neuroscientist, has been welcomed onto the public stage for his denunciations of his nephew’s immigration policies, which the elder Miller has characterized as hypocritical: the Millers’ not-so-distant Jewish ancestors were, of course, immigrants themselves.

There is no way to avoid the slight cups, crooks, bows and twists that characterize wood.

The second level of reading we will call Inspectional Reading. It is characterized by its special emphasis on time.

This glossary includes terminology used in coastal science, engineering, geology, management, nearshore oceanography and the technologies that characterize, measure, describe or quantify the physical properties, processes and changes of the coastal zone.

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Word Forms

• characterizes
• characterizing
• characterized
• characterise

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