Characterize

Quick meaning: Characterize is a verb meaning (transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To be typical of.
2. (transitive) To determine the characteristics of.

Example Sentences

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.

[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.

Word Forms

• characterizes
• characterizing
• characterized
• characterise

Synonyms for characterize

Depending on context, synonyms include qualify.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include qualify, characterization, typify, defining, describe, identify.

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