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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz/ [General-American], /ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪz/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-characterize.wav Forms: characterizes [present, singular, third-person], characterizing [participle, present], characterized [participle, past], characterized [past]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin charactērizō, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō, “to designate by a characteristic mark”), from χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “a mark, character”). By surface analysis, character + -ize. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|charactērizō}} Medieval Latin charactērizō, {{der|en|grc|χαρακτηρίζω||to designate by a characteristic mark}} Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō, “to designate by a characteristic mark”), {{surf|en|character|-ize}} By surface analysis, character + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} characterize (third-person singular simple present characterizes, present participle characterizing, simple past and past participle characterized)
  1. (transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative). Tags: transitive Translations (to depict someone or something a particular way): բնորոշել (bnorošel) (Armenian), carauterizar (Asturian), характарызава́ць (xaraktaryzavácʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), ахарактарызава́ць (axaraktaryzavácʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), характеризирам (harakteriziram) (Bulgarian), caracteritzar (Catalan), karakteriseren (Dutch), iseloomustama (Estonian), luonnehtia (Finnish), caractériser (French), dépeindre (French), caracterizar (Galician), charakterisieren (German), tréithrigh (Irish), charakteryzować [imperfective] (Polish), barwić [imperfective] (Polish), caracterizar [Brazil, Portugal] (Portuguese), caraterizar [Portugal] (Portuguese), caracteriza (Romanian), характеризова́ть (xarakterizovátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), охарактеризова́ть (oxarakterizovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), comharraich (Scottish Gaelic), caracterizar (Spanish), karakterize etmek (Turkish), характеризува́ти (xarakteryzuváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), схарактеризува́ти (sxarakteryzuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), охарактеризува́ти (oxarakteryzuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), nodweddu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-characterize-en-verb-hJAtnHFY Disambiguation of 'to depict someone or something a particular way': 95 1 4
  2. (transitive) To be typical of. Tags: transitive Translations (to be typical of): karakteriseren (Dutch), iseloomustama (Estonian), χαρακτηρίζω (charaktirízo) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-characterize-en-verb-YTJ46Xby Disambiguation of 'to be typical of': 1 99 1
  3. (transitive) To determine the characteristics of. Tags: transitive Translations (to determine the characteristics of): բնորոշել (bnorošel) (Armenian), характеризирам (harakteriziram) (Bulgarian), caracteritzar (Catalan), charakterizovat (Czech), karakterizi (Esperanto), caractériser (French), caracterizar (Galician), charakterisieren (German), distingar (Ido), tréithrigh (Irish), caratterizzare (Italian), caracterizar [Brazil, Portugal] (Portuguese), caraterizar [Portugal] (Portuguese), comharraich (Scottish Gaelic), caracterizar (Spanish), karaktärisera (Swedish), prägla (Swedish), känneteckna (Swedish), karakterize etmek (Turkish), nodweddu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-characterize-en-verb-PvL9IgAz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 14 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 20 21 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 19 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 12 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 10 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 20 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 20 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 15 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 20 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 18 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 20 24 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 13 13 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 20 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 17 17 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 14 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 19 20 61 Disambiguation of 'to determine the characteristics of': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: characterise Derived forms: characterizability, characterizable, characterization, characterizer, immunocharacterize, mischaracterize, recharacterize, subcharacterize, undercharacterize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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