characterize

From Wiktionary

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Word parts[change]

character + -ize

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Plain form
characterize

Third-person singular
characterizes

Past tense
characterized

Past participle
characterized

Present participle
characterizing

  1. To see someone or something a particular way (often negative).
  2. To determine the characteristics of someone or something.