Word

characterize, v.
(characterized, characterizes, characterizing)
freq. cnt. 17

describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

characterise characterize qualify

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 something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

character characterization

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

quality quality

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

character character characterisation characterisation

semantic pointers

hypernym

remember, think of

hyponym

mark, distinguish, differentiate stamp

be characteristic of
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

characterise characterize

sample sentences

"What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

character

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

character

semantic pointers

hypernym

mark, distinguish, differentiate

hyponym

individuate define