CHARACTERIZE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary to be characterized by sth If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it This election campaign has been characterized by personal insults from both sides
characterize - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Verb characterize (third-person singular simple present characterizes, present participle characterizing, simple past and past participle characterized) (transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative)