Meanings
verbrecharacterize (third-person singular simple present recharacterizes, present participle recharacterizing, simple past and past participle recharacterized)
present singular third person recharacterizes · participle present recharacterizing · participle past recharacterized · past recharacterized · alternative recharacterise
- transitiveTo characterize again or anew.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
- Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
- Ancient Greekχᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)
- Medieval Latincharactērizō
- Englishcharacterize
- Englishrecharacterize
From re- + characterize.
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APA
recharacterize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recharacterize
MLA
“recharacterize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recharacterize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recharacterize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recharacterize.
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