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Detailed Synonyms for characterise in English

characterise:

to characterise verb, British

  1. to characterise
    – describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of 1
    to characterize; to characterise
    – describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of 1
    • characterize verb, American (characterizes, characterized, characterizing)
      • You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist1
      • This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover1
    • characterise verb, British
    to typify
    – express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol 1
    • typify verb (typifies, typified, typifying)
    to mark
    • mark verb (marks, marked, marking)
  2. to characterise
    – describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of 1
    to characterize; to characterise
    – describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of 1
    • characterize verb, American (characterizes, characterized, characterizing)
      • You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist1
      • This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover1
    • characterise verb, British
    to define
    – determine the essential quality of 1
    • define verb (defines, defined, defining)
    to depict; to describe
    – give a description of 1
    • depict verb (depicts, depicted, depicting)
    • describe verb (describes, described, describing)
    to mark
    • mark verb (marks, marked, marking)
  3. characterise
    – describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of 1
    to qualify; to characterize; characterise
    – describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of 1
    • qualify verb (qualifies, qualified, qualifying)
    • characterize verb, American (characterizes, characterized, characterizing)
      • You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist1
      • This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover1
    • characterise verb, British
  4. characterise
    – be characteristic of 1
    to characterize; characterise
    – be characteristic of 1
    • characterize verb, American (characterizes, characterized, characterizing)
      • What characterizes a Venetian painting?1
    • characterise verb, British

characterise British

  1. characterise

Alternate Synonyms for "characterise":


Related Definitions for "characterise":

  1. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of1
  2. be characteristic of1