CHARACTERISE
Dictionary entry overview: What does characterise mean?
• CHARACTERISE (verb)
The verb CHARACTERISE has 2 senses:
1. be characteristic of
2. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
Familiarity information: CHARACTERISE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHARACTERISE (verb)
Meaning:
Be characteristic of
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
characterise; characterize
Context example:
What characterizes a Venetian painting?
Hypernyms (to "characterise" is one way to...):
differentiate; distinguish; mark (be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "characterise"):
individuate (give individual character to)
define (determine the nature of)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
characterize; characterise; qualify
Context examples:
You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist / This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
Hypernyms (to "characterise" is one way to...):
remember; think of (keep in mind for attention or consideration)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "characterise"):
differentiate; distinguish; mark (be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense)
stamp (reveal clearly as having a certain character)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
