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Characterise Common

Characterise has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

be characteristic of

"What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

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"

3

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of characterize.

Example Sentences
"What characterizes a Venetian painting?" verb
"You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist" verb
"This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" verb
See Also
characterization hydramniotic character oligohydramniotic hedge fund disseminated intravascular coagulation hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis lycopenemia
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
distinguish remember
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
individuate define distinguish stamp
Rhyming Words
ise fise rise gise bise oise wise lise mise sise vise hoise avise moise prise anise raise paise brise poise
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