CHARACTERIZE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
   Synonym(s)
   • characterise (what does characterise mean?)
   • qualify (what does qualify mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
   • This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
   Hypernyms(s) characterize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remember (what does remember mean?)
   • think of (what does think of mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • distinguish (what does distinguish mean?)
   • mark (what does mark mean?)
   • differentiate (what does differentiate mean?)
   • stamp (what does stamp mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • characterization (what does characterization mean?)
   • characterisation (what does characterisation mean?)
   • word picture (what does word picture mean?)
   • word-painting (what does word-painting mean?)
   • delineation (what does delineation mean?)
   • depiction (what does depiction mean?)
   • picture (what does picture mean?)
   • characterization (what does characterization mean?)
   • characterisation (what does characterisation mean?)
   • character (what does character mean?)
   • reference (what does reference mean?)
   • character reference (what does character reference mean?)
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
   • character (what does character mean?)
   • lineament (what does lineament mean?)
   • characterization (what does characterization mean?)
   • characterisation (what does characterisation mean?)
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
   • character (what does character mean?)
   • lineament (what does lineament mean?)
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
   • character (what does character mean?)
   • lineament (what does lineament mean?)
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
2. Meaning
   • be characteristic of
   Synonym(s)
   • characterise (what does characterise mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • What characterizes a Venetian painting?
   Hypernyms(s) characterize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • distinguish (what does distinguish mean?)
   • mark (what does mark mean?)
   • differentiate (what does differentiate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • individuate (what does individuate mean?)
   • define (what does define mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
   • character (what does character mean?)
   • lineament (what does lineament mean?)
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
   • character (what does character mean?)
   • lineament (what does lineament mean?)