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- [kar-ik-tuh-rahyz]
- /ˈkær ɪk təˌraɪz/
- /ˈkær.ɪk.tə.raɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kar-ik-tuh-rahyz]
- /ˈkær ɪk təˌraɪz/
Definitions of characterize word
- verb characterize If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it. 3
- verb characterize If you characterize someone or something as a particular thing, you describe them as that thing. 3
- verb characterize to be a characteristic of 3
- verb characterize to distinguish or mark as a characteristic 3
- verb characterize to describe or portray the character of 3
- verb transitive characterize to describe or portray the particular qualities, features, or traits of 3
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Origin of characterize
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Medieval Latin charactērizāre < Greek charaktērízein. See character, -ize
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Parts of speech for Characterize
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characterize popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
characterize usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for characterize
verb characterize
- portray — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- represent — to present again or anew.
- outline — the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- describe — If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
- mark — Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
Antonyms for characterize
verb characterize
- mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
- confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- mischaracterize — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
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