characterize

/kˈaɹɪktəɹˌaɪz/

/ˈkɛɹəktɝˌaɪz/

to characterize

MAIN VERB

to describe or display the qualities of someone or something in a certain manner

synonyms : qualify

be characteristic of

Examples

1. The Mediterranean climate is characterized by hot summers and mild winters.

2. Scientists first characterized one of these important developmental genes back in the 1980s in studies of fruit fly development.

3. This life history though characterizes just the chaetonids.

4. Injuries have characterized this beef ever since.