characterise

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verb

1. be characteristic of
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
• Syn:
characterize
• Derivationally related forms:
character, character (for: characterize)
• Hypernyms:
distinguish, mark, differentiate
• Hyponyms:
individuate, define
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. 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
• Syn:
qualify, characterize
• Derivationally related forms:
characterisation, character, characterization (for: characterize), character (for: characterize), quality (for: qualify)
• Hypernyms:
remember, think of
• Hyponyms:
distinguish, mark, differentiate, stamp
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  qualify, characterize