CHARACTERISE meaning: Describe qualities or features distinctly

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▸ verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of characterize. [(transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).]

Opposite:

decharacterize, uncharacterize, discharacterize

Types:

describe, outline, detail, list, elaborate, more...

Phrases:

to characterise, more...

Adjectives:

present, best, general, whole, own, particular

Colors:

blue, red, green, yellow, purple, more...

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