English-Thai Dictionary

characterize

VT ชื่นชม กับ ลักษณะพิเศษ  พรรณ นา ถึง คุณ สมบัติพิเศษ  chen-chom-kab-lak-sa-na-pi-sed

 

characterize

VT แสดง ลักษณะพิเศษ  แสดง คุณ ลักษณะพิเศษ  qualify indentify mark sa-dang-lak-sa-na-pi-sed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHARACTERIZE

v.t. 1. To give a character, or an account of the personal qualities of a man; to describe by peculiar qualities.
2. To distinguish; to mark, or express the character; to exhibit the peculiar qualities of a person or thing; as, humility characterizes the true Christian; the hero is characterized by bravery and magnanimity.
The system of mediation has characterized the entire scheme of divine dispensation.
3. To engrave or imprint.
4. To mark with a peculiar stamp, or figure.

 

CHARACTERIZED

pp. Described or distinguished by peculiar qualities.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHARACTERIZE

Char "ac *ter *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Characterized; p. pr. & vb. n.Characterizing. ] Etym: [LL. characterizare, Gr. charactériser.]

 

1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features. European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian faces are Characterized. Arbuthot.

 

2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs. ] Sir M. Hale.

 

3. To indicate the character of; to describe. Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William. Johnson.

 

4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of. The softness and effeminacy which characterize the men of rank in most countries. W. Irving.

 

Syn. -- To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style; particularize; entitle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

characterize

char ac ter ize |ˈkariktəˌrīz ˈkɛr (ə )ktəˌraɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 describe the distinctive nature or features of: the historian characterized the period as the decade of revolution. 2 (of a feature or quality ) be typical or characteristic of: the disease is characterized by weakening of the immune system. DERIVATIVES char ac ter i za tion |ˌkariktərəˈzāSHən |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘engrave, inscribe ’): from French caractériser or medieval Latin characterizare, from Greek kharaktērizein, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

characterize

characterize |ˈkarəktərʌɪz |(also characterise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 describe the distinctive nature or features of: she characterized the period as the decade of revolution. 2 (of a feature or quality ) be typical or characteristic of: the disease is characterized by weakening of the immune system. DERIVATIVES characterization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘engrave, inscribe ’): from French caractériser or medieval Latin characterizare, from Greek kharaktērizein, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

characterize

characterize verb 1 the period was characterized by scientific advancement: distinguish, make distinctive, mark, typify, set apart. 2 the women are characterized as prophets of doom: portray, depict, present, represent, describe; categorize, class, style, brand.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

characterize

characterize verb 1 the period was characterized by rapid scientific advancement: distinguish, make distinctive, mark, set apart, identify, specify, signalize, indicate, denote, designate, stamp; typify, pervade, permeate, suffuse. 2 the women are typically characterized as prophets of doom: portray, depict, present, represent, describe, outline, delineate, show, draw, sketch; categorize, class, classify, style, brand.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

characterize

ch á r ac ter ì ze 動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈人 物 事 場所 〉を特徴づける ; 〖be ～d 〗 «…によって » 特徴づけられている, «…が » 特徴である «by » .2 …の特徴を説明する ; …の特徴は «…であると » 見なす [言う ] «as » .