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[ verb ] describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
Synonyms Examples "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist" "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" Used in print Mr._Siepi was , as always , a consummate actor ; with a_few telling strokes he characterized Alvise magnificently . (Arthur S. Miller, "Toward a Concept of National...)This was particularly true in the world arena , which was an anarchical battleground characterized by strife and avaricious competition for colonial empires . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be characteristic of
Synonyms Examples "What characterizes a Venetian painting?" Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)The conversation of the characters creates an atmosphere suggesting the usual mixture of pleasures , foibles , irritations , and concerns which would characterize the common life of a normal village in any age . (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)The same thing is also evidenced by the extreme `` culture Protestantism '' so often observed to characterize the preaching and teaching of the American churches . Related terms |
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