Characterize vs Understood - What's the difference?
characterize | understood |
to depict someone or something a particular way (often negative)
to determine the characteristics of
* {{quote-book, passage=This glossary includes terminology used in coastal science, engineering, geology, management, nearshore oceanography and the technologies that characterize , measure, describe or quantify the physical properties, processes and changes of the coastal zone.
, title=Department of Ecology Publication No. 98-105
, chapter=Glossary of Coastal Terminology
, author=Brian Voigt
, year=1998
As verbs the difference between characterize and understood
is that characterize is to depict someone or something a particular way (often negative) while understood is (understand).As an adjective understood is
of things which have been comprehended.As an interjection understood is
indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.characterize
English
(Characterization)Alternative forms
* characteriseVerb
(characteriz)citation