Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to characterize
Participle: characterized
Gerund: characterizing
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | characterize |
| you | characterize |
| he;she;it | characterizes |
| we | characterize |
| you | characterize |
| they | characterize |
Perfect
| I | have characterized |
| you | have characterized |
| he;she;it | has characterized |
| we | have characterized |
| you | have characterized |
| they | have characterized |
Past
| I | characterized |
| you | characterized |
| he;she;it | characterized |
| we | characterized |
| you | characterized |
| they | characterized |
Pluperfect
| I | had characterized |
| you | had characterized |
| he;she;it | had characterized |
| we | had characterized |
| you | had characterized |
| they | had characterized |
Future
| I | will characterize |
| you | will characterize |
| he;she;it | will characterize |
| we | will characterize |
| you | will characterize |
| they | will characterize |
Future Perfect
| I | will have characterized |
| you | will have characterized |
| he;she;it | will have characterized |
| we | will have characterized |
| you | will have characterized |
| they | will have characterized |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | characterize |
| you | characterize |
| he;she;it | characterize |
| we | characterize |
| you | characterize |
| they | characterize |
Perfect
| I | have characterized |
| you | have characterized |
| he;she;it | have characterized |
| we | have characterized |
| you | have characterized |
| they | have characterized |
Imperfect
| I | characterized |
| you | characterized |
| he;she;it | characterized |
| we | characterized |
| you | characterized |
| they | characterized |
Pluperfect
| I | had characterized |
| you | had characterized |
| he;she;it | had characterized |
| we | had characterized |
| you | had characterized |
| they | had characterized |
Conditional
Present
| I | would characterize |
| you | would characterize |
| he;she;it | would characterize |
| we | would characterize |
| you | would characterize |
| they | would characterize |
Perfect
| I | would have characterized |
| you | would have characterized |
| he;she;it | would have characterized |
| we | would have characterized |
| you | would have characterized |
| they | would have characterized |
Imperative
| you | characterize |
| we | Let's characterize |
| you | characterize |
Verbs conjugated like 'characterize'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'characterize'
characterise,
recharacterize,
character,
mischaracterize,
recharacterise,
subcharacterize,
bacterize,
canisterize,
caramelize,
cartelize,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō)
3. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
4. Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr)
5. Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
6. Proto-Indo-European *-id-
7. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
8. Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
9. Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
10. Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō)
11. Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)der.
12. Medieval Latin charactērizōder.
13. English characterize
14. From Medieval Latin charactērizō, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō, “to designate by a characteristic mark”), from χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “a mark, character”). By surface analysis, character + -ize.
Verbs referencing "characterize"
Finnish with old forms
karakterisoida.
Sample Sentences
-
[...] by one very common and important word in her vocabulary—“shiftlessness. ” Her finale and ultimatum of contempt consisted in a very emphatic pronunciation of the word “ shiftless; ” and by this she characterized all modes of procedure which had not a direct and inevitable relation to accomplishment of some purpose then definitely had in mind. People who did nothing, or who did not know exactly what they [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
-
[...] it her favorite vase, with a single white moss rose-bud in it. The folds of the drapery, the fall of the curtains, had been arranged and rearranged, by Adolph and Rosa, with that nicety of eye which characterizes their race. Even now, while St. Clare stood there thinking, little Rosa tripped softly into the chamber with a basket of white flowers. She stepped back when she saw St. Clare, and stopped [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
-
Having got them fairly on board, and the boat being off, he came round, with that air of efficiency which ever characterized him, to take a review of them. Stopping opposite to Tom, who had been attired for sale in his best broadcloth suit, with well-starched linen and shining boots, he briefly expressed himself as [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
-
The voice was that of the clerk of the boat. The speaker whom he addressed was our sometime friend Marks, who, with that valuable perseverance which characterized him, had come on to Sandusky, seeking whom he might devour.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
-
The author hopes she has done justice to that nobility, generosity, and humanity, which in many cases characterize individuals at the South. Such instances save us from utter despair of our kind. But, she asks any person, who knows the world, are such characters _common_, anywhere ?
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)