characterise
pronunciation
How to pronounce characterise in British English:
UK ['kærɪktəraɪz]
How to pronounce characterise in American English:
US ['kærɪktəˌraɪz]
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- Verb:
- be characteristic of
- describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
Word Origin
- characterise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of characterize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Characterised; characterising.
Example
- 1. Knowing the true proportion of interacting high-mass binary stars is therefore crucial to correctly characterise these faraway galaxies .
- 2. Rather , the worry is of persistent price declines that characterise true deflation .
- 3. How would you characterise the chinese way of doing business ?
- 4. Towards the end of last year , I asked a man who works closely with business schools how he would characterise their attitude over the past year .
- 5. Centralisation of power and control characterise china 's companies , and its business schools are no different .