American English pronunciation
How to pronounce characterizes
IPA transcription: ['kɛɹɪktɚ,aɪzəz]
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Verb
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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”
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be characteristic of
“What characterizes a Venetian painting?”
Usage examples
- Pindar characterizes them as notably brave.
- In fact, the latter property characterizes unipotent groups.
- The classification theorem characterizes the possible principal null directions of a bivector.
- Its rhomboid shape characterizes it.
- The use of different tint colours characterizes the entire stadium.
- However, evidence indicates that this only characterizes a minority of chippers.