characterize

VERB /kærɪktə,raɪz/

12 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C

characterize is a valid 12-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

C3H4A1R1A1C3T1E1R1I1Z10E1

3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 10 + 1 =28 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84

MEANING

What does characterize mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES

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”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NARROWER

Be characteristic of.

“What characterizes a Venetian painting?”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NARROWER