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   Characterize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Characterized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Characterizing.] [LL. characterizare, Gr. : cf. F. charactériser.]
   1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features.
   
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   European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian faces are Characterized. Arbuthnot.
   
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   2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs.]  Sir M. Hale.
   
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   3. To indicate the character of; to describe.
   
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   Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William. Johnson.
   
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   4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of.
   
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   The softness and effeminacy which characterize the men of rank in most countries. W. Irving.
   
   
   5. (Chem.) to identify the structure or nature of; as, “the antibiotic activity in the sample was characterized by HPLC, and proved to be erythromycin”.
   
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   Syn. -- To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style; particularize; entitle.
   
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