qualify, characterize, characterise
(verb) describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; “You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist”; “This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover”
characterize, characterise
(verb) be characteristic of; “What characterizes a Venetian painting?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
characterize (third-person singular simple present characterizes, present participle characterizing, simple past and past participle characterized)
(transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).
(transitive) To be typical of.
(transitive) To determine the characteristics of.
Source: Wiktionary
Char"ac*ter*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Characterized; p. pr. & vb. n. Characterizing.] Etym: [LL. characterizare, Gr. charactériser.]
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. Arbuthot.
2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
3. To indicate the character of; to describe. Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William. Johnson.
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. W. Irving.
Syn.
– To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style; particularize; entitle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
