- qualify, characterize, characterise - 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"
--1 is one way to remember, think of
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun characterization2, noun character2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- characterize, characterise - be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"
--2 is one way to distinguish, mark, differentiate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun character2
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something