characterize (redirected from characterising)

char·ac·ter·ize  (krk-t-rz)

tr.v. character·ized, character·iz·ing, character·iz·es

1. To describe the qualities or peculiarities of: characterized the warden as ruthless.

2. To be a distinctive trait or mark of; distinguish: the rash and high fever that characterize this disease; a region that is characterized by its dikes and canals.

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charac·ter·izer n.

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characterize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised

1. to be a characteristic of: the violence that characterized the demonstrations

2. to describe: we have made what I would characterize as outstanding progress

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	characterize - 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" characterise, qualify think of, remember - keep in mind for attention or consideration; "Remember the Alamo"; "Remember to call your mother every day!"; "Think of the starving children in India!" differentiate, distinguish, mark - be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" stamp - reveal clearly as having a certain character; "His playing stamps him as a Romantic"
	2.	characterize - be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?" characterise differentiate, distinguish, mark - be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" individuate - give individual character to define - determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"

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characterize

verb distinguish, mark, identify, brand, inform, stamp, typify

Translations

characterize [ˈkærɪktəraɪz] vt → caracterizar

characterize [ˈkærɪktəraɪz] character vt → caractériser;

to characterize (as) → définir (comme)

characterize [ˈkærɪktəraɪz] character vt → kennzeichnen, charakterisieren;

(describe the character of);

to characterize (as) → beschreiben (als)

characterize [ˈkærɪktəraɪz] vt → caratterizzare (= describe): to characterize (as) → descrivere (come)