Dictionary Entry
characterize
characterize is a 12-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features. Face value is 28 in Scrabble and 29 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
12 letters · Scrabble 28 · Words With Friends 29 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features.
- 2transitive verb
To engrave or imprint.
- 3transitive verb
To indicate the character of; to describe.
- 4transitive verb
To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of.
- 5verb
describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
"You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"
"This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"
Synonyms
- 6verb
be characteristic of
"What characterizes a Venetian painting?"
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