What is the meaning of characterized?

verb

  • Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of.
    • usage: "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"
  • Be characteristic of.
    • usage: "What characterizes a Venetian painting"
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