Verb: characterize 'ker-ik-tu,rIz [N. Amer], 'ka-rik-tu,rIz [Brit]
- Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
"This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"; "You can characterize his behaviour as that of an egotist";
- qualify, characterise [Brit]
- Be characteristic of
"What characterizes a Venetian painting?";
- characterise [Brit]
Derived forms: characterizing, characterizes, characterized
Type of: differentiate, distinguish, mark, remember, think of