describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
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sample sentences
"You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist""This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form