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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Characterize \Char"ac*ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Characterized}; p. pr & vb n. {Characterizing}.] [LL. characterizare Gr ?: cf F. charact['e]riser.] 1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features. European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian faces are Characterized. --Arbuthnot. 2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale. 3. To indicate the character of to describe. Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William. --Johnson. 4. To be a characteristic of to make or express the character of The softness and effeminacy which characterize the men of rank in most countries. --W. Irving. Syn: To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style; particularize; entitle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: characterized adj : of the meaning of words or concepts; stated precisely
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