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characterize Definition

char·ac·ter·ize (karək tər īz′, karik-)

transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

  1. to describe or portray the particular qualities, features, or traits of
  2. to be the distinctive character of; distinguish a miser is characterized by greed

Etymology: ML characterizare < Gr charaktērizein: see character

characterize Synonyms

characterize

v.

  1. To describe

    delineate, designate, portray; see define 2, describe.

  2. To distinguish

    discriminate, mark, identify; see distinguish 1.

characterize Usage Examples

Object

  • disorder: Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder characterized by prolonged or spontaneous bleeding, especially into the muscles, joints, or internal organs.
  • syndrome: G.T. had a dysexecutive syndrome characterized by impairments in planning and memory, as well as a tendency to confabulate.
  • gene: We are now characterizing the candidate genes in the region, as well as identifying any possible unknown genes it may contain.
  • illness: Eating disorders are a range of illnesses characterized by psychological and behavioral disturbances associated with food and weight.
  • disease: ACPM aircrew protective mask acute an incident or disease characterized by sharpness or severity.

Modifying Another Word

  • accurately: To that extent our work can be accurately characterized as " methodologically individualist.
  • broadly: The trajectory traced by developments subsequent to 1997 can be broadly characterized as moving deeper into the machine.

Subject

  • inflammation: It is a progressive, systemic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the membrane lining in joints.
  • onset: Epidemiologists are still debating why epidemics are often characterized by sudden onset and equally sudden cessation.
  • presence: Where drainage is poor, humid and wet heaths occur, characterized by the presence of cross-leaved heath and tussocks of purple moor grass.
  • fever: The syndrome is characterized by fever and respiratory symptoms which advance to a life-threatening pneumonia in some cases.
  • fatigue: A chronic illness characterized by fatigue, neurologic and immunologic disorders and active human herpesvirus type 6 infection.
  • absence: His relation to the Church is strikingly characterized by a total absence of any distinction between spiritual and temporal power.

Present participle complement

accord: Coping mechanisms can be characterized according to the following categories.

Preposition: by

  • inflammation: It is a progressive, systemic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the membrane lining in joints.
  • onset: Epidemiologists are still debating why epidemics are often characterized by sudden onset and equally sudden cessation.
  • presence: Where drainage is poor, humid and wet heaths occur, characterized by the presence of cross-leaved heath and tussocks of purple moor grass.
  • fever: The syndrome is characterized by fever and respiratory symptoms which advance to a life-threatening pneumonia in some cases.
  • fatigue: A chronic illness characterized by fatigue, neurologic and immunologic disorders and active human herpesvirus type 6 infection.
  • absence: His relation to the Church is strikingly characterized by a total absence of any distinction between spiritual and temporal power.