recharacterization

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Etymology

From re- +‎ characterization.

Noun

recharacterization (countable and uncountable, plural recharacterizations)

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  1. The assignment of a new character or personality to something.
    • 2012, Debra Mitts-Smith, Picturing the Wolf in Children's Literature, page 123:
      Images of trapped, unconscious, and dead wolves reflect as well as contribute to the recharacterization of the wolf.
  2. (law, finance) The treatment of a certain course of conduct in a different manner to which the participants describe it.
    • 2009 April 2, Deborah L. Jacobs, “For This Year, a Chance to Shift Financial Strategies”, in New York Times‎:
      You owe tax on April 15 on $100,000, unless you reverse the transaction — a process called recharacterization.
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