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characterize 音標拼音: [k'ɛrəktɚ ,ɑɪz] vt. 表示…的特性,使具有…特點 表示…的特性,使具有…特點 characterize v 1: 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" [ synonym: { qualify}, { characterize}, { characterise}] 2: be characteristic of; " What characterizes a Venetian painting?" [ synonym: { characterize}, { characterise}] 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. [ 1913 Webster] European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian faces are Characterized. -- Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To engrave or imprint. [ Obs.] -- Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To indicate the character of; to describe. [ 1913 Webster] Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William. -- Johnson. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ PJC] Syn: To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style; particularize; entitle. [ 1913 Webster] 93 Moby Thesaurus words for " characterize": adumbrate, argue, be characteristic, be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, bespeak, betoken, block out, brand, bring to life, catch a likeness, chalk out, character, chart, connote, define, delineate, demarcate, denominate, denote, depict, describe, diagram, differentiate, disclose, display, distinguish, draft, draw, earmark, entail, evoke, express, give evidence, give token, give words to, highlight, hint, hit off, identify, indicate, individualize, individuate, involve, keynote, label, limn, manifest, map, mark, mark off, mark out, mean, notate, note, outline, paint, peculiarize, personalize, picture, picturize, portray, print, qualify, register, render, represent, reveal, rough out, rub, schematize, set apart, set forth, set the pace, set the tone, show, signalize, signify, skeleton, sketch, sound the keynote, stand for, suggest, symbolize, symptomatize, symptomize, take a rubbing, testify, trace, trace out, trace over, write
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- CHARACTERIZE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CHARACTERIZE is to describe the character or quality of How to use characterize in a sentence
- CHARACTERIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
To characterize something also means to describe it by stating its main qualities:
- CHARACTERIZE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Characterize definition: to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of See examples of CHARACTERIZE used in a sentence
- characterize verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of characterize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- CHARACTERIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you characterize someone or something as a particular thing, you describe them as that thing
- Characterize - definition of characterize by The Free Dictionary
To be a distinctive trait or mark of; distinguish: the rash and high fever that characterize this disease; a region that is characterized by its dikes and canals
- characterize - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry to describe the character or individual quality of: He characterized her in a few well-chosen words
- Characterize - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
To characterize someone is to describe them in a certain way, to try to pin down his or her personality If you say your dad is stingy, you are characterizing him as a miser
- characterize, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb characterize, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- CHARACTERIZE Synonyms: 22 Similar Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for CHARACTERIZE: describe, portray, define, represent, depict, character, identify, classify, categorize, indicate
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