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characterise
Overview of verb characterise
The verb characterise has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. characterize, characterise -- (be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?")
2. qualify, characterize, characterise -- (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")
Antonyms of verb characterise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb characterise
2 senses of characterise
Sense 1
characterize, characterise
=> distinguish, mark, differentiate
=> qualify, characterize, characterise
=> remember, think of
Sense 2
qualify, characterize, characterise
=> remember, think of
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb characterise
2 senses of characterise
Sense 1
characterize, characterise
=> individuate
=> define
Sense 2
qualify, characterize, characterise
=> distinguish, mark, differentiate
=> stamp
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb characterise
2 senses of characterise
Sense 1
characterize, characterise
=> distinguish, mark, differentiate
Sense 2
qualify, characterize, characterise
=> remember, think of
'Cause To' of verb characterise
Derived Forms of verb characterise
2 senses of characterise
Sense 1
characterize, characterise
RELATED TO>(noun) character#2
=> quality, character, lineament
Sense 2
qualify, characterize, characterise
RELATED TO>(noun) characterisation#2
=> characterization, characterisation
RELATED TO>(noun) characterisation#1
=> word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation
RELATED TO>(noun) character#7
=> character, reference, character reference
RELATED TO>(noun) character#2
=> quality, character, lineament
Domain of verb characterise
Domain Terms of verb characterise
Familiarity of verb characterise
characterise used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb characterise
2 senses of characterise
Sense 1
characterize, characterise
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
qualify, characterize, characterise
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb characterise
2 senses of characterise
Sense 1
characterize, characterise
> distinguish, mark, differentiate
=> characterize, characterise
Sense 2
qualify, characterize, characterise
> remember, think of
=> mind, bear in mind
=> retain
=> keep note
=> qualify, characterize, characterise
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb characterise
Sense 1
characterize, characterise
=> distinguish, mark, differentiate
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Sense 2
qualify, characterize, characterise
=> remember, think of
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Grep of verb characterise
characterise
Grep of adj characterise
characterised
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