Characterize

Verb

 * 1) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative.)
 * 2) To determine the characteristics of.

Adverbs for Characterize
justly; frivolously; positively; nefariously; negatively; substantially; provisionally; indifferently; amiably; honestly; distinctively; feebly; odiously; absorbingly; voluptuously; nobly; fraudulently; exotically; tempestuously; fictitiously; unsparingly; authoritatively; colorfully; irreproachably; vulgarly; sympathetically; charmingly; enigmatically; saturninely; villainously; seditiously; confidentially; intimately; ironically; realistically; credibly; whimsically; abnormally; quaintly; timorously; timidly; dynamically; romantically.

Derived terms

 * characterization

Thesaurus
delineate, demarcate, denominate, denote, depict, describe, diagram, differentiate, disclose, display, distinguish, draft, draw, earmark, entail, evoke, express, give evidence, give token, give words to, highlight, hint, hit off, identify, indicate, individualize, individuate, involve, keynote, label, limn, manifest, map, mark, mark off, mark out, mean, notate, note, outline, paint, peculiarize, personalize, picture, picturize, portray, print, qualify, register, render, represent, reveal, rough out, rub, schematize, set apart, set forth, set the pace, set the tone, show, signalize, signify, skeleton, sketch, sound the keynote, stand for, suggest, symbolize, symptomatize, symptomize, take a rubbing, testify, trace, trace out, trace over, write, adumbrate, argue, be characteristic, be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, bespeak, betoken, block out, brand, bring to life, catch a likeness, chalk out, character, chart, connote, define,

Alternative forms

 * characterise

Etymology
From characterizare: <  χαρακτηρίζω: < χαρακτήρ:.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: характеризирам
 * Catalan: caracteritzar
 * German:


 * Romanian: caracteriza
 * Scottish Gaelic: comharraich
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian: характеризирам
 * Catalan: caracteritzar
 * Czech:
 * Esperanto: karakterizi


 * German:
 * Scottish Gaelic: comharraich
 * Spanish: