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char·ac·ter·ize (kăr'ək-tə-rīz')
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
  1. To describe the qualities or peculiarities of: characterized the warden as ruthless.
  2. To be a distinctive trait or mark of; distinguish: the rash and high fever that characterize this disease; a region that is characterized by its dikes and canals.
characterizer char'ac·ter·iz'er n.

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