характеризувати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin charactērizō, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō, to designate by a characteristic mark), from χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, a mark, character). With -ува́ти (-uváty) ending. Compare Russian характеризова́ть (xarakterizovátʹ), Belarusian характарызава́ць (xaraktaryzavácʹ), Polish charakteryzować.

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Verb

характеризува́ти (xarakteryzuvátyimpf (perfective схарактеризува́ти or охарактеризува́ти) (transitive)

  1. to characterize (depict someone or something a particular way)
  2. to characterize (be typical of)

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