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Meanings of characterise in English

Portuguese
caraterizar
Catalan
caracteritzar
Spanish
calificar

Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of.

caraterizar
Usage of characterise in English
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They wanted to characterise him as an organised major criminal, says Charles.
The Guardian
2
Further studies are required to characterise the reasons for this high prevalence.
Pubmed
3
He then undertakes to characterise the most considerable writers in this line.
Four Early Pamphlets
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The aim of our study was to characterise this subgroup of patients.
Pubmed
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To confirm its existence and characterise its properties will require state-of-the-art technology.
The South African
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Our aim was to characterise SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with cystic fibrosis.
Pubmed
7
It's hard to characterise it as dance, since the performers barely move.
The Guardian
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The sociological elements which characterise all Guyau's work are here very marked.
Modern French Philosophy: a Study of the Development Since Comte
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Several high peaks, which characterise this volcanic region, rose on either side.
Great African Travellers: From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Sta...
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We work with UL to characterise and fully understand aspects of our technology.
The Irish Times
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I would characterise the state of UK-EU relations as hopeless but not serious.
The Irish Times
12
A summary score was used to characterise the neighbourhood socioeconomic environment.
Pubmed
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Further research is necessary to characterise MTB-derived enzymes for diagnostic and therapeutic utility.
Pubmed
14
The global economy is still too fragile to characterise the decoupling as re-normalisation.
Reuters
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Latent class analysis was used to characterise longitudinal patterns of exposure.
Pubmed
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The same disposition continued to characterise him in his old age.
The Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer / With an Introductor...
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Characterise through the time
Characterise across language varieties
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