1.To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features. "European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian faces are Characterized."
2.To engrave or imprint. (Obs.)
3.To indicate the character of; to describe. "Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William."
4.To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of. "The softness and effeminacy which characterize the men of rank in most countries."
5.(Chem.) To identify the structure or nature of; as, the antibiotic activity in the sample was characterized by HPLC, and proved to be erythromycin.
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