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characterized

char·ac·ter·ize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kar-ik-tuh-rahyz]
    • /ˈkær ɪk təˌraɪz/
    • /ˈkær.ɪk.tə.raɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ik-tuh-rahyz]
    • /ˈkær ɪk təˌraɪz/

Definitions of characterized word

  • verb with object characterized to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry. 1
  • verb with object characterized to describe the character or individual quality of: He characterized her in a few well-chosen words. 1
  • verb with object characterized to attribute character to: to characterize him as a coward. 1
  • noun characterized Simple past tense and past participle of characterize. 1
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Origin of characterized

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 Characterized

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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characterized 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.

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Synonyms for characterized

adjective characterized

  • represented — to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
Just one Synonym for characterized

Antonyms for characterized

verb characterized

  • confused — If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do.
Just one Antonym for characterized

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