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characterize

verb

char·​ac·​ter·​ize ˈker-ik-tə-ˌrīz How to pronounce characterize (audio)
ˈka-rik-
characterized; characterizing

transitive verb

1
: to describe the character (see character entry 1 sense 1a) or quality of
characterizes him as ambitious
2
: to be a characteristic of : distinguish
an era characterized by greed

Example Sentences

How would you characterize the situation? I would characterize this as a positive change for our company. She had difficulty characterizing their relationship. His personality is hard to characterize. Farms and large flat fields characterize most of the area. the beliefs that characterized Europe in the 15th century See More
Recent Examples on the Web To trace psychedelics’ potential future, Yaden, Griffiths, and Potash looked to a model called the Gartner Hype Cycle, which can be used to characterize the trend cycle of new technologies, like virtual reality or 4D printing. WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022 There’s a wealth of information today that can help characterize social risk at both a community and individual level. Trenor Williams, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Rap music lyrics share many similarities to that of other musical categories yet are singled out by the judicial system to characterize an artist. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2022 The mayor declined to characterize their reactions. David K. Li, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Mayor Jacob Frey and interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman declined to characterize the footage from officers at the scene, citing an investigation by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Steve Karnowski, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 The aide requested anonymity to characterize the rapidly moving talks. Andrew Taylor, chicagotribune.com, 16 Dec. 2020 In 1997, the Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute commenced its first study at Harvard to characterize the molecular and biologic traits of HIV in Botswana. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 He was forced to endure solitary confinement for 250 days, in violation of the UN's Nelson Mandela rules, which characterize imprisonment of over 15 days in solitary confinement as torture. Carine Kanimba And Anaïse Kanimba, CNN, 17 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see character entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1602, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of characterize was circa 1602

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