characterize
verb (used with object)
to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of.
characterise
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a variation of
characterize.
Example Sentences
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This ambitious mission will characterise these moons with a powerful suite of remote sensing, geophysical and in situ instruments to discover more about these compelling destinations as potential habitats for past or present life.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
A frontbencher said: "With the possible exception of our position on Trump, you could characterise most of our press lines as 'a Lib Dem spokesperson said, steady on now, gently does it'."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The party's leadership characterise the last two years since the general election as "stage one" when a largely new intake of MPs bedded into their constituencies.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
They characterise the government's current posture as doubling down on focusing on the cost of living.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
Devotion to mates and children characterise most of the family, but we cannot overlook the cowbird that neither mates nor takes the slightest care of its offspring.
From Birds Every Child Should Know by Neltje Blanchan
