characterise
Verb
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Be characteristic of (synset 202703792)
"What characterizes a Venetian painting?"is a type of: differentiate, distinguish, mark - be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sensesubtypes:
- individuate - give individual character to
- define - determine the nature of
same as: characterize -
Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of (synset 200958719)
"You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"subtypes:
- differentiate, distinguish, mark - be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- stamp - reveal clearly as having a certain character
same as: characterize, qualify
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