Definition of characterize

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Characterize (v. t.) To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features.

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Entasia :: Entasia (n.) Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc..
Adulterous :: Adulterous (a.) Characterized by adulteration; spurious.
Bubonic :: Bubonic (a.) Of or pertaining to a bubo or buboes; characterized by buboes.
Plucky :: Plucky (superl.) Having pluck or courage; characterized by pluck; displaying pluck; courageous; spirited; as, a plucky race..
Blockheadism :: Blockheadism (n.) That which characterizes a blockhead; stupidity.
Mimical :: Mimical (a.) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.
Masked :: Masked (a.) Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; cincealed; hidden.
Giddy :: Giddy (superl.) Characterized by inconstancy; unstable; changeable; fickle; wild; thoughtless; heedless.
Ornamental :: Ornamental (a.) Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.
Adynamic :: Adynamic (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, debility of the vital powers; weak..
Nasal :: Nasal (a.) Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance..
Epilepsy :: Epilepsy (n.) The falling sickness, so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms (or fits) occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss of consciousness, and convulsive motions of the muscles..
Acrocephalic :: Acrocephalic (a.) Characterized by a high skull.
Ethereal :: Ethereal (a.) Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc..
Nonoxygenous :: Nonoxygenous (a.) Without oxygen; characterized by the absence of oxygen; as, a nonoxygenous alkaloid..
Cultured :: Cultured (a.) Characterized by mental and moral training; disciplined; refined; well-educated.
Elegant :: Elegant (a.) Very choice, and hence, pleasing to good taste; characterized by grace, propriety, and refinement, and the absence of every thing offensive; exciting admiration and approbation by symmetry, completeness, freedom from blemish, and the like; graceful; tasteful and highly attractive; as, elegant manners; elegant style of composition; an elegant speaker; an elegant structure..
Characterize :: Characterize (v. t.) To engrave or imprint.
Diamagnetism :: Diamagnetism (n.) That form or condition of magnetic action which characterizes diamagnetics.
Influenza :: Influenza (n.) An epidemic affection characterized by acute nasal catarrh, or by inflammation of the throat or the bronchi, and usually accompanied by fever..
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