characterize

English

/ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz/, /ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪz/

verb

Definitions

(transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).
(transitive) To be typical of.
(transitive) To determine the characteristics of.

Etymology

Derived from Latin characterizare derived from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω (designate by a characteristic mark) suffix from English character (a distinguishing feature of a taxon).

Origin

English

character

Gloss

a distinguishing feature of a taxon

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bicharacter English
biocharacter English
biocharacterization English
character English
character reference English
characterful English
characterhood English
characterisation English
characterise English
characterism English
characterizability English
characterizable English
characterization English
characterizational English
characterizer English
characterless English
characterlike English
characterologist English
characterology English
characteropathy English
characterwise English
charactonym English
cocharacter English
demicharacter English
escape character English
immunocharacterization English
immunocharacterize English
intercharacter English
lead character English
metacharacter English
microcharacter English
microcharacterization English
mischaracterization English
mischaracterize English
multicharacter English
noncharacter English
pseudocharacter English
recharacterization English
recharacterize English
subcharacter English
subcharacterization English
subcharacterize English
supercharacter English
uncharacterizability English
uncharacterizable English
characterizare Latin
charactērizō Latin
χαρακτήρ Ancient Greek
χαρακτηρίζειν Ancient Greek
χαρακτηρίζω Ancient Greek
caracterizar Portuguese
ゆるキャラ Japanese
caracter Middle English
karakter Cebuano
캐릭터 Korean