characterizes
USKAIR-uhk-tuh-ryz-iz/ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪzɪz/UKKA-ruhk-tuh-ryz-iz/ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪzɪz/
UK spellingcharacterises
- 1Third-person singular simple present of characterize. Use this form with he, she, it, or one thing.
A warm smile characterizes everyone in her family.
Bright color characterizes this kind of bird.
Note
characterizes 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 → characterizes: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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