caracterizar

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === caraterizar (Portugal) === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin charactērizō, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō), from χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ca‧rac‧te‧ri‧zar === Verb === caracterizar (first-person singular present caracterizo, first-person singular preterite caracterizei, past participle caracterizado) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, European Portuguese spelling) to characterize ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== caracterização caracterizado === Further reading === “caracterizar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “caracterizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin charactērizō, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō), from χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɾaɡteɾiˈθaɾ/ [ka.ɾaɣ̞.t̪e.ɾiˈθaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /kaɾaɡteɾiˈsaɾ/ [ka.ɾaɣ̞.t̪e.ɾiˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ca‧rac‧te‧ri‧zar === Verb === caracterizar (first-person singular present caracterizo, first-person singular preterite caractericé, past participle caracterizado) (transitive) to characterize ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “caracterizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025