[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

characterize \char"acterize\, v. t. imp.  p. p.
   characterized; p. pr.  vb. n. characterizing. ll.
   characterizare, gr. ?: cf. f. charact'eriser.
   1. to make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or
      traits; to make with distinctive features.
      1913 webster

            european, asiatic, chinese, african, and grecian
            faces are characterized.              --arbuthnot.
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   2. to engrave or imprint. obs. --sir m. hale.
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   3. to indicate the character of; to describe.
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            under the name of tamerlane he intended to
            characterize king william.            --johnson.
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   4. to be a characteristic of; to make, or express the
      character of.
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            the softness and effeminacy which characterize the
            men of rank in most countries.        --w. irving.

   5. chem. to identify the structure or nature of; as, the
      antibiotic activity in the sample was characterized by
      hplc, and proved to be erythromycin.
      pjc

   syn: to describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style;
        particularize; entitle.
        1913 webster
see also:
characterized characterizing 

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