Characterise

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of characterize. UK, alt-of, nonstandard

    "Charlbury, between Oxford and Worcester, is one of the few surviving Italianate stations designed by Brunel. Built in 1853, it is characterised by the broad overhanging hipped roof, providing shelter at front and rear."

  2. 2
    describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of wordnet
  3. 3
    be characteristic of wordnet

Synonyms

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characterizecharacterizequalifyqualify

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"He often adopts the behaviours and speech patterns that characterise the advantaged."

Etymology

From character + -ise.

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