Associations to the word «Characterise»

Wiktionary

CHARACTERISE, verb. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of characterize.

Dictionary definition

CHARACTERISE, verb. Be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?".
CHARACTERISE, verb. Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke