transcription, транскрипция: [ kærɪktəraɪz ]
( characterizes, characterizing, characterized)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'characterise'
1.
If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it. ( FORMAL )
This election campaign has been characterized by violence...
A bold use of colour characterizes the bedroom.
VERB : be V-ed by n , V n
2.
If you characterize someone or something as a particular thing, you describe them as that thing. ( FORMAL )
Both companies have characterized the relationship as friendly...
= describe
VERB : V n as adj / n