Characterized vs Typified - What's the difference?
characterized | typified |
(characterize)
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
(typify)
To embody, exemplify; to represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance.
To portray stereotypically.
(science) To serve as a typical or reference specimen.
As verbs the difference between characterized and typified
is that characterized is (characterize) while typified is (typify).characterized
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(head)characterize
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(Characterization)Alternative forms
* characteriseVerb
(characteriz)citation
Derived terms
* characterizationExternal links
* *typified
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Verb
(head)typify
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- ''His attitude typifies the attitude of young people today.
- The angry captain typified all new sailors as incompetent.
- The chosen specimen typifies plants belonging to that species.