vverb.stativebe characteristic ofSynset:characterize
Examples:- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
Derivationally Related Form:character
Hypernyms:differentiate distinguish mark
Inherited Hypernyms:characterizedistinguishqualifyremember
Direct Hyponyms:defineindividuate
Full Troponyms:defineindividuate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationdescribe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities ofSynset:characterize qualify
Examples:- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
Derivationally Related Form:charactercharacterisationcharacterizationquality
Hypernyms:remember think of
Inherited Hypernyms:qualifyremember
Direct Hyponyms:differentiatedistinguishmarkstamp
Full Troponyms:characterizedefinedistinguishindividuatestamp
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something