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verb

  • To describe the distinctive nature or features of a person, place, or thing. Often used to summarize the most important qualities.

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"We need to be very careful about how we characterise something which is up until now an outbreak with sporadic cases," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2014

"We need to be very careful about how we characterise something which is up to now an outbreak with sporadic cases," Mr Hartl told reporters in Geneva, Switzerland.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2014

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  • paint a picture of
  • put a label on

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  • leave undefined
  • talk around
  • keep vague

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