characterize

char·ac·ter·ize

 (kăr′ək-tə-rīz′)

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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char′ac·ter·iz′er n.

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characterize

(ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz) or

characterise

vb (tr)

1. to be a characteristic of: loneliness characterized the place.

2. to distinguish or mark as a characteristic

3. to describe or portray the character of

ˈcharacterˌizable, ˈcharacterˌisable adj

ˈcharacterˌizer, ˈcharacterˌiser n

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char•ac•ter•ize

(ˈkær ɪk təˌraɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.

1. to be a characteristic of; distinguish; mark.

2. to describe the character of.

3. to attribute a specific character to: characterized him as a scoundrel.

[1585–95; < Medieval Latin < Greek]

char′ac•ter•iz`a•ble, adj.

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characterize

Past participle: characterized
Gerund: characterizing

Imperative

characterize

characterize

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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

1. distinguish, mark, identify, brand, inform, stamp, typify This election campaign has been characterized by violence.

2. portray, show, present, represent, depict In horror films women are usually characterized as victims.

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characterize

verb

1. To describe with a word or term:

call, designate, label, name, style, tag, term.

2. To make noticeable or different:

differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, individualize, mark, set apart, signalize, singularize.

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Translations

charakterizovatpopisovatvyznačovat se

beskrivekarakteriserekendetegne

charakterisierenkennzeichnenprägenzeichnen

χαρακτηρίζω

caracterizardescribir

caractériserdécrire

einkennalÿsa

caratterizzareindividuarequalificare

karakterisere

charakterizovať

belirgin özelliği olmaknitelendirmektanımlamak

characterize

[ˈkærɪktəraɪz] VT (= be characteristic of) → caracterizar; (= describe) → calificar (as de)

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characterize

characterise [ˈkærɪktəraɪz] (British) vt

(= typify) → caractériser

(= describe) → décrire
to characterize sb/sth as → définir qn/qch comme

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characterize

vt

(= be characteristic of) → kennzeichnen, charakterisieren

(= describe) → beschreiben

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characterize

[ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz] vt

a. (be characteristic of) → caratterizzare

b. (describe) to characterize (as) → descrivere (come)

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character

(ˈkӕrəktə) noun

1. the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type. You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm. karakter شَخْصِيَّه нрав caráter povaha, charakter der Charakter egenskab; personlighed χαρακτήραςcarácter iseloom شخصیت؛ منش luonne caractère; genreתכונה प्रकार karakter, značajka jelleg watak skapgerð, lunderni carattere, genere 性格 성격 charakteris raksturs watak karakterart, natur, karaktercharakter كيفيت يا بڼه: تورى: سيمبول چه دژبى په ثبتولو كى په كار يږى: حيثيت او مقام: داخلاقو مجموعه چه يوله بله بېلوى: شېرت: دكيسې اتل شېرت carácter fire; gen характер povaha značaj; vrsta karakter karaktär, natur, beskaffenhet คุณลักษณะเด่น kişilik, karakter 性格 характер; тип کردار tính cách 特征

2. a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way. He showed great character in dealing with the danger. inbors صِفات، سَجايا характер caráter charakter die Persönlichkeit karakterstyrke χαρακτήραςcarácter iseloomukindlus سیرت luonteenlujuus caractèreאופי चरित्र značajka jellem sifat skapfesta carattere 人格 평판 asmenybė, charakteris raksturīgas iezīmes; personība peribadi karaktersterkte karakterstyrkeosobowość, charakter کرکتړ carácter caracter характер charakter značaj karakter [god] karaktär คุณลักษณะที่น่ายกย่อง üstün bir özellik, takdir edilecek bir özellik 特質 характер بلند کردار ، خصوصیات nghị lực 品质

3. reputation. They tried to damage his character. reputasie سُمْعَه، شُهْرَه реноме reputação pověst der Ruf rygte; ry; navn φήμη, υπόληψηreputación maine اعتبار maine réputation שֵם טוֹב कीर्ति karakter, ličnost hírnév reputasi mannorð reputazione 評判 명성 reputacija reputācija nama baik reputatierykte, ry, navnreputacja نوم، شهوت، اعتبار: حيثيت reputação reputaţie репутация povesť dober glas reputacija anseende, rykte ชื่อเสียง ün, şöhret, nam 名聲 репутація ساکھ ، شہرت thanh danh 名声

4. a person in a play, novel etc. Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'. karakter شَخْصِيَّه رِوائِيَّه/ مَسرحيه действащо лице personagem postava (ve hře) die Rolle figur; skikkelse; person; rolle πρόσωπο έργου personaje tegelaskuju شخصیت henkilöhahmo personnageדמות किरदार, पात्र lice romana alak, személy tokoh persóna personaggio 登場人物 인물 personažas, veikėjas tēls; personāžs watak figuur, personage figur, skikkelse, person; rollepostać شخصیت personagem per­­sonaj персонаж postava oseba (v igri) lik rollfigur, diktad person ตัวแสดง karakter 角色 образ, герой ڈرامے کا کردار nhân vật 角色

5. an odd or amusing person. This fellow's quite a character! koddige kalant شَخْصٌ غَريبُ الأطْوار чешит personalidade podivín; číslo die Persönlichkeit original τύποςtipo, figura veidrik آدم عجیب و غریب erikoinen persoonallisuus numéroטיפוס पात्र ličnost személyiség, figura menyenangkan furðufugl, sérkennilegur personaggio; originale 変わり者 기인 tipas tips pelik typeoriginaldziwak تاك ( طاق ) بې جوړې، هغه عدد چه جوت ( جقت ) نه وى: اضاقه ګى، موقتى( كار )، عجيب personalidade personaj оригинал zvláštny človek čudak faca personlighet, lustig typ (kurre) คนที่มีนิสัยไม่เหมือนใคร ilginç kişi 怪人 оригінальна, ексцентрична людина عجیب آدمی người lập dị 怪人

6. a letter used in typing etc. Some characters on this typewriter are broken. karakter حَرْفٌ هِجائي буква caráter písmeno, znak das Schriftzeichen type χαρακτήραςcarácter trükimärk حرف؛ نشانه kirjoitusmerkki caractèreגופן चिह्न, अक्षर slovo betű, karakter huruf letur(gerð) carattere 文字 문자 rašmuo burts; rakstu zīme huruf lettertegnznak نښان carácter caracter; literă литера písmeno, znak črka slovo typ, tecken ตัวอักษรพิมพ์ดีด harf, karakter (打字用的)字母 буква ٹائپ کیا ہوا ایک لفظ ký tự （打字用的）字母

ˌcharacterˈistic adjective

(negative uncharacteristic) typical (of a person etc). He spoke with characteristic shyness; That kind of behaviour is characteristic of him. kenmerkend مُمَيِّز характерен característico charakteristický, typický bezeichnend karakteristisk χαρακτηριστικόςcaracterístico iseloomulik منش؛ مشخصه luonteenomainen typiqueמאפיין विशेष svojstven, značajan, karakterističan jellemző khas einkennandi, dæmigerður caratteristico, tipico 特有な 특유한 charakteringas, būdingas raksturīgs tipikal kenmerkendkarakteristiskcharakterystyczny خاصيت، طبيعت: بېلوونكې نخښه característico tipic характерный charakteristický, typický značilen karakterističan karakteristisk, kännetecknande ลักษณะนิสัย kendine özgü, tipik 特有的 характерний امتیازی ، انفرادی cá tính 特有的

noun

a typical quality. It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate. eienskappe ميزَه، صِفَةٌ مُمَيِّزه отличителна черта característica vlastnost, charakteristický rys die Eigenschaft karaktertræk χαρακτηριστικόcaracterística iseloomuomadus خصوصیت ominaispiirre caractéristique לְאַפייֵן विशिष्ट लक्षण značajka, karakteristika ismertetőjel ciri khas (persónu-/skapgerðar)einkenni caratteristica 特徴 특성 bruožas raksturīga pazīme sifat eigenschapkarakteregenskap, trekk, kjennetegncecha ځانكړى ، خاص: ښكارند يز، نمونه يى característica caracte­ristică характерная черта charakteristická črta značilnost karakteristika kännetecken, karaktärsdrag ลักษณะเฉพาะ özellik, hususiyet 特徵 характерна риса; особливість đặc điểm 特征

ˌcharacteˈristically adverb

kenmerkend بِصورَةٍ مُمَيِّزَه типично tipicamente charakteristicky bezeichnenderweise karakteristiskt χαρακτηριστικάtípicamente iseloomulikult بطور ویژه luonteenomaisesti typiquementאופייני विशिष्टापूर्वक značajan, svojstven, karakterističan jellemző módon secara khas á dæmigerðan hátt tipicamente 特徴的に 특징적으로 charakteringai, būdingai, tipiškai raksturīgi bersifat karakteristiekkarakteristisk charakterystycznie نمونه یی tipicamente tipic; caracte­ristic характерно charakteristicky značilno karakteristično karakteristiskt, kännetecknande อย่างมีลักษณะพิเศษ kendine özgü olarak, tipik olarak 特有地 характерним чином خصوصیت một cách đặc trưng 特有地

ˈcharacterize, ˈcharacterise verb

1. to be the obvious feature of. The giraffe is characterized by its long neck. kenmerk يُمَيِّزُ охарактеризирам caracterizar vyznačovat se (čím) kennzeichnen karakterisere; kendetegne χαρακτηρίζωcaracterizar iseloomulik olema ویژگی چیزی یا کسی بودن olla tunnusomaista caractériser לְאַפייֵן विशिष्ट लक्षण karakterizirati jellemez berciri khas einkenna caratterizzare 特徴づける (~한) 특징이 있다 išskirti būt raksturīgam; atšķirties mencirikan kenmerkenkarakterisere, kjennetegne, utmerkecharakteryzować د يو شى خاصتيا يا ځانګړتيا caracterizar a caracteriza отличать charakterizovať biti značilen karakterisati karakterisera, känneteckna แสดงลักษณะพิเศษ belirgin özelliği olmak 顯出...的特徵 відрізняти; служити характерною ознакою امتیازی وصف بیان کرنا tiêu biểu cho 表示...的特性

2. to describe (as). She characterized him as weak and indecisive. beskryf يَصِفُ описвам descrever charakterizovat, popisovat beschreiben beskrive; karakterisere χαρακτηρίζω κπ. ως, περιγράφωdescribir iseloomustama شرح دادن؛ ترسیم کردن luonnehtia décrire לְתַאֵר चरित्रचित्रण karakterizirati, obilježiti svojstvima jellemez memerikan lÿsa definire ～の特徴を述べる (~으로) 묘사하다 charakterizuoti, apibūdinti raksturot menggambarkan sifat karakteriserenbeskrive, karakterisere opisywać تشريح كول: دخصوصيت نخښه كېدل descrever a descrie характеризовать opísať označiti opisati beteckna พรรณนาถึงคุณสมบัติพิเศษ tanımlamak, nitelendirmek 描繪 характеризувати, зображати بیان کرنا mô tả 描绘

ˌcharacteriˈzation, ˌcharacteriˈsation noun

karakterisering وَصْف، تَصْوير، خَلْقُ الشَّخْصِيّاتالرِّوائِيّه أو المَسْرَحِيَّه характерстика caracterização charakteristika, podpis die Charakterisierung karakterisering χαρακτηρισμόςcaracterización iseloomustus توصیف luonnehdinta caracté- risation אִפיוּן דְמוּת चरित्रचित्रण karakterizacija jellemzés karakterisasi skapgerðarlÿsing caratterizzazione 特徴づけ (특징, 인품 등의) 묘사 charakteristika, apibūdinimas raksturojums; raksturošana penyifatan karakterisering karakterskildring/-tegning, karakteriseringcharakterystyka صفت caracterização caracterizare характеристика charakteristika označba karakterizacija karakterisering, karakteristik คุณสมบัติพิเศษ tanımlama, nitelendirme 特徵描述 характеристика امتیازی خاصہ ہونا sự tiêu biểu 特性，特征

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