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characterize in WordNet English dictionary
verb- describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
"You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"
qualify characterize characterise
- be characteristic of
"What characterizes a Venetian painting?"
characterize characterise
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