characterized
UK spellingcharacterised
- 1Simple past and past participle of characterize.
Critics characterized the novel as a bold departure from her earlier work.
The decade was characterized by rapid technological change.
Note
One spelling does double duty: the simple past (critics characterized it) and the participle behind perfects and passives (has characterized, was characterized). Each meaning of characterize keeps its own construction. Depicting takes as (characterized as reckless) and often carries a hint of disapproval. Being typical of turns passive with by: an era characterized by upheaval. Where it means determining a thing's properties, a material is simply characterized, with no preposition at all.
characterized is a form of characterize
characterize, verb: To depict or describe someone or something in a particular way, often negatively. Full entry
- Forms
- characterizecharacterizes he/she/itcharacterizing -ing formcharacterized past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- characterize → characterized: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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