characterized
USKAIR-uhk-tuh-ryzd/ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪzd/UKKA-ruhk-tuh-ryzd/ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪzd/
UK spellingcharacterised
- 1Simple past and past participle of characterize. Use it for the past, or after "was," "is," or "has."
The coach characterized the loss as a learning moment for the team.
Her early paintings are characterized by bright, bold colors.
Note
characterized is a form of characterize
characterize, verb: To describe someone or something in a certain way, often a bad or unfair way. 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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