Associations to the word «Characterize»

Wiktionary

CHARACTERIZE, verb. To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative)
CHARACTERIZE, verb. To determine the characteristics of

Dictionary definition

CHARACTERIZE, 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".
CHARACTERIZE, verb. Be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King