Definitions and Synonyms of characterise | Another word for characterise | What is characterise?
Definition 1: describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of - [verb of communication]Samples where characterise or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
Synonyms for characterise in the sense of this definition
(characterise is a kind of ...) keep in mind for attention or consideration
"Remember the Alamo" "Remember to call your mother every day!" "Think of the starving children in India!" (... is a kind of characterise ) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
"His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" (... is a kind of characterise ) reveal clearly as having a certain character
"His playing stamps him as a Romantic"
Samples where characterise or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
Synonyms for characterise in the sense of this definition
(characterise is a kind of ...) keep in mind for attention or consideration
"Remember the Alamo" "Remember to call your mother every day!" "Think of the starving children in India!"(... is a kind of characterise ) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
"His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"(... is a kind of characterise ) reveal clearly as having a certain character
"His playing stamps him as a Romantic"Definition 2: be characteristic of - [verb of stative]Samples where characterise or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
Synonyms for characterise in the sense of this definition
(characterise is a kind of ...) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
"His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" (... is a kind of characterise ) give individual character to
(... is a kind of characterise ) determine the nature of
"What defines a good wine?"
Samples where characterise or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?