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characterise

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char⋅ac⋅ter⋅ize

  [kar-ik-tuh-rahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
2. to describe the character or individual quality of: He characterized her in a few well-chosen words.
3. to attribute character to: to characterize him as a coward.
Also, especially British, char⋅ac⋅ter⋅ise.

Origin:
1585–95; < ML charactērizāre < Gk charaktērízein. See character, -ize

Related forms:
char⋅ac⋅ter⋅iz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
char⋅ac⋅ter⋅iz⋅er, noun
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characterise

verb
1. be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?" [syn: characterize] 
2. 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] 
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