Characterize
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English
Verb
Characterize (third-person singular simple present Characterizes, present participle characterizing, simple past and past participle characterized)
- To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative.)
- To determine the characteristics of.
Adverbs for Characterize
justly; frivolously; positively; nefariously; negatively; substantially; provisionally; indifferently; amiably; honestly; distinctively; feebly; odiously; absorbingly; voluptuously; nobly; fraudulently; exotically; tempestuously; fictitiously; unsparingly; authoritatively; colorfully; irreproachably; vulgarly; sympathetically; charmingly; enigmatically; saturninely; villainously; seditiously; confidentially; intimately; ironically; realistically; credibly; whimsically; abnormally; quaintly; timorously; timidly; dynamically; romantically.
Derived terms
Thesaurus
delineate, demarcate, denominate, denote, depict, describe, diagram, differentiate, disclose, display, distinguish, draft, draw, earmark, entail, evoke, express, give evidence, give token, give words to, highlight, hint, hit off, identify, indicate, individualize, individuate, involve, keynote, label, limn, manifest, map, mark, mark off, mark out, mean, notate, note, outline, paint, peculiarize, personalize, picture, picturize, portray, print, qualify, register, render, represent, reveal, rough out, rub, schematize, set apart, set forth, set the pace, set the tone, show, signalize, signify, skeleton, sketch, sound the keynote, stand for, suggest, symbolize, symptomatize, symptomize, take a rubbing, testify, trace, trace out, trace over, write, adumbrate, argue, be characteristic, be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, bespeak, betoken, block out, brand, bring to life, catch a likeness, chalk out, character, chart, connote, define,
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin characterizare < Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω (“to designate by a characteristic mark”) < χαρακτήρ (“a mark, character”).
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