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Characterizes vs Characterises - What's the difference?

characterizes | characterises |

As verbs the difference between characterizes and characterises

is that characterizes is third-person singular of characterize while characterises is third-person singular of characterise.

characterizes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (characterize)

  • characterize

    English

    (Characterization)

    Alternative forms

    * characterise

    Verb

    (characteriz)
  • 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 citation

    Derived terms

    * characterization

    characterises

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (characterise)

  • characterise

    English

    Verb