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Inflections of 'characterise' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

characterises: v 3rd person singular (UK)

characterising: v pres p (UK)

characterised: v past (UK)

characterised: v past p (UK)

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Sense: Verb: describe

Synonyms:

characterise (UK), describe , portray , present , show , depict , define , typify, classify, categorize, categorise (UK)

Sense: Verb: distinguish

Synonyms:

distinguish , mark , indicate, set apart, identify, differentiate, personalize, personalise (UK), customize , customise (UK), be the mark of, typify, be typical of, be characteristic of, be symptomatic of

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