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characterize

Entry Word:: characterize
Function:: verb

Text: 1 to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group <how would you characterize the mission of this environmental organization?> Synonymsdefine, depict, describe, portray, represent Related Wordscategorize, classify, pigeonhole, type; identify, indicate, name, specify; distinguish, individualize, mark, particularize, stamp 2 to be an important feature of <an unsightly rash characterizes chicken pox> Synonymsdistinguish, mark Related Wordsdifferentiate; customize, individualize, particularize

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