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Word: Characterize
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘engrave, inscribe’): from French caractériser or medieval Latin characterizare, from Greek kharaktērizein, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkarɪktərʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
describe the distinctive nature or features of
Short Definition:describe distinctive nature or features of
Examples:- she characterized the period as the decade of revolution
Definition:
(of a feature or quality) be typical or characteristic of
Short Definition:be typical or characteristic of
Examples:- the disease is characterized by weakening of the immune system
Variant Forms:
- characterise
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