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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.
     χαρακτηρίζω

From 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.
     luonnehtia

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  characterize
     Engelska vb.
     karakterisera, känneteckna

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/
  ميّز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  characterize //ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪz// //ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz// 
  характеризирам 2.
  to depict someone or something a particular way
   3.
  to determine the characteristics of

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/ 
  charakterizovat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/ 
   [eAm.] charakterisieren, beschreiben 
           Note: als
     Synonym: characterise
  
   see: characterizing, characterising, characterized, characterised
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/ 
  kennzeichnen, prägen 
     Synonym: characterise
  
   see: characterizing, characterising, characterized, characterised
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  characterize //ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪz// //ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz// 
  luonnehtia
  to depict someone or something a particular way

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/ 
  1. चरित्र~चित्रण~करना
        "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/
  karakterizirati

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  characterize /ˈkærɪktəraɪz/ 
    charakteryzować

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  characterize /kærəktəraiz/ 
  caracterizar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  characterize //ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪz// //ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz// 
  karaktärisera, känneteckna, prägla
  to determine the characteristics of

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  characterize /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/
  1. tanımlamak, tavsif etmek. characterizer  tanımlayan şey veya kimse.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkɛɹəktɝˌaɪz/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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,
     write
  
  

From 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

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