Simple meaning
What does Characterize mean?
Characterize means describe main qualities.
Dictionary definition
Characterize means to describe the key qualities of someone or something.
Example sentences
Characterize in a sentence
easy
In reading class, we learned what characterize means.
medium
The teacher used characterize while discussing a story passage and its meaning.
hard
Using characterize correctly helped us explain our ideas in writing without turning it into a full essay lesson.
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misdescribeHelpful contrast for understanding meaning.
confuseHelpful contrast for understanding meaning.
Word family
Characterize word family
Base word
characterize
verb
characterize
Base form.
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Practice 1
What does characterize mean?
Characterize means characterize means describe main qualities.
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