🖊️characterize

verb
/ˈkærəktəraɪz/

Meaning

to describe or portray the distinctive features or qualities of someone or something

Example Sentences

The author characterizes the hero as brave and selfless.

Example Expressions

characterize as

Synonyms

depict, portray, define, describe, represent

Antonyms

misrepresent, distort

Collocations

characterize as, clearly characterize, characterizes the style

Related Vocabularies

To cause to move or be apart; to divide into distinct elements.
To arrange or organize people, events, or resources in an orderly way.
erasing or making oneself inconspicuous; to remove or diminish in significance
To be the strongest, most common, or most influential element.
To grow, advance, or create something over time.
To go beyond the range or limits of; to surpass or exceed.

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