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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.
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European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian
faces are Characterized. --Arbuthnot.
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2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
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3. To indicate the character of; to describe.
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Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to
characterize King William. --Johnson.
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4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the
character of.
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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.
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Syn: To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style;
particularize; entitle.
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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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
characterizing
vb.
(present participle of en characterize nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
characterizing
vb.
(present participle of en characterize nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
characterizing
vb.
(present participle of en characterize nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
characterizing
vb.
(present participle of en characterize nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
characterizing
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm c haracteriz ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
characterizing
Engelska a.
(avledning en characterize ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb characterize)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Characterizing /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪzɪŋ/ التمييزFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
characterizing /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪzɪŋ/ charakterizujícíFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
characterizing /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪzɪŋ/
charakterisierend, beschreibend
Synonym: characterising
see: characterize, characterise, characterized, characterised
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
characterizing /kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪzɪŋ/
kennzeichnend, prägend
Synonym: characterising
see: characterize, characterise, characterized, characterised
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈkɛɹəktɝˌaɪzɪŋ/