Hyphenation of Characterize

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Characterize? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

Char-ac-ter-ize

Definitions of Characterize:

1.
Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
2.
Be characteristic of
What characterizes a Venetian painting?

Synonyms of Characterize:

verb qualify, characterise, remember, think of
verb characterise, distinguish, mark, differentiate

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