"characterize" meaning in English

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "character",
        "2": "ize"
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      "expansion": "character + -ize",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "character + -ize",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "characterize",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "characterizes",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "characterized",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "characterized",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "characterizing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "characteriz",
        "2": "e"
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      "name": "verb"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": "char‧ac‧ter‧ize",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To see someone or something a particular way (often negative)."
      ],
      "id": "simple-characterize-en-verb-absrkRfg"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To determine the characteristics of someone or something."
      ],
      "id": "simple-characterize-en-verb-Ajb0qXhT"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛrəktəraɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkærəktəraɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-characterize.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "characterize"
}

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "character + -ize",
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    {
      "form": "characterize",
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    },
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      "form": "characterizes",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "characterized",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "characterized",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "characterizing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "characteriz",
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  "hyphenation": "char‧ac‧ter‧ize",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To see someone or something a particular way (often negative)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To determine the characteristics of someone or something."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛrəktəraɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkærəktəraɪz/",
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  ],
  "word": "characterize"
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