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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Characterize \Char"ac*ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Characterized; p. pr. & vb. n. Characterizing.] [LL. characterizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. charact['e]riser.] 1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features. [1913 Webster] European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian faces are Characterized. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 3. To indicate the character of; to describe. [1913 Webster] Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of. [1913 Webster] The softness and effeminacy which characterize the men of rank in most countries. --W. Irving. 5. (Chem.) to identify the structure or nature of; as, the antibiotic activity in the sample was characterized by HPLC, and proved to be erythromycin. [PJC] Syn: To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style; particularize; entitle. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Characterize \Char"ac*ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Characterized; p. pr. & vb. n. Characterizing.] [LL. characterizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. charact['e]riser.] 1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features. European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian faces are Characterized. --Arbuthnot. 2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale. 3. To indicate the character of; to describe. Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William. --Johnson. 4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of. The softness and effeminacy which characterize the men of rank in most countries. --W. Irving. Syn: To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style; particularize; entitle.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
characterize v 1: describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" [syn: qualify, characterise] 2: be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?" [syn: characterise]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
characterize Αγγλικά vb. χαρακτηρίζωFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
characterize vb. (lb en transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
characterize vb. (lb en transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
characterize vb. (lb en transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
characterize vb. (lb en transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
characterize Englanti vb. luonnehtiaFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
characterize Engelska vb. karakterisera, kännetecknaFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/ ميّزFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
characterize //ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪz// //ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]характеризирам 2. to depict someone or something a particular way 3. to determine the characteristics of
characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]charakterizovat
characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][eAm.] charakterisieren, beschreiben Note: als Synonym: characterise see: characterizing, characterising, characterized, characterised
characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]kennzeichnen, prägen Synonym: characterise see: characterizing, characterising, characterized, characterised
characterize //ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪz// //ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]luonnehtia to depict someone or something a particular way
characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. चरित्र~चित्रण~करना "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist."
characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/ karakteriziratiFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
characterize /ˈkærɪktəraɪz/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]charakteryzować
characterize /kærəktəraiz/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]caracterizar
characterize //ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪz// //ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]karaktärisera, känneteckna, prägla to determine the characteristics of
characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/ 1. tanımlamak, tavsif etmek. characterizer tanımlayan şey veya kimse.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈkɛɹəktɝˌaɪz/
93 Moby Thesaurus words for "characterize": 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, 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, writeFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 表示...的特色,赋予...特色;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 表示…的特性,使具有…特点