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Characterizing
To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).
📖 Definitions of "Characterizing"
verb
- 1
To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).
- 2
To be typical of.
- 3
To determine the characteristics of.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Characterizing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| qualifyverb | To successfully fall under some category or description by meeting requisite conditions. |
| characterisationnoun | (British spelling) Alternative form of characterization. [The act or process of characterizing.] |
| characteriseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of characterize. [(transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).] |
| characterisingverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of characterize. [(transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).] |
| characteristicnoun | Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing. |
| characteristicsnoun | A distinguishing feature of a person or thing, a part of mental or physical behavior. |
| characterizationnoun | The act or process of characterizing. |
| classifyingverb | That serves to classify. |
| comprisingverb | (transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). |
| criminalizingverb | (transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban. |
| definingverb | Serving to define or distinguish. |
| denotingverb | (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning. |
| depictingnoun | a representation by picture or portraiture |
| describeverb | (transitive) To represent in words. |
| describingverb | (transitive) To represent in words. |
| determineverb | To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating. |
| determiningverb | Determinative; causal. |
| fingerprintingnoun | The act of recording an individual's fingerprints. |
| identificationnoun | A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity. |
| identifyingnoun | An act of identification. |
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