CHARACTERIZE

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : characterise , qualify

• (verb) be characteristic of

  "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

  synonyms : characterise

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