"characterize" meaning in All languages combined

See characterize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkɛrəktəraɪz/ [US], /ˈkærəktəraɪz/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-characterize.wav [UK] Forms: characterize [canonical], characterizes [third-person, singular], characterized [past], characterized [past, participle], characterizing [present, participle]
Etymology: character + -ize Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|character|ize}} character + -ize Head templates: {{verb|characteriz|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To see someone or something a particular way (often negative).
    Sense id: simple-characterize-en-verb-absrkRfg
  2. To determine the characteristics of someone or something.
    Sense id: simple-characterize-en-verb-Ajb0qXhT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ize
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