characterize
Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪz/
The English word “characterize” has 3 meanings listed here.
verb
Etymology
From Medieval Latin charactērizō, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō, “to designate by a characteristic mark”), from χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “a mark, character”). By surface analysis, character + -ize.
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More English words
- characterizable
- characterization
- characterizational
- characterizationally
- characterizer
- characterless
- characterlessly
- characterlessness
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