subcharacterize

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verb

To identify subcharacteristics

OriginEnglish characterize ← Medieval Latin charactērizō ← Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō) →
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Meanings

verbsubcharacterize (third-person singular simple present subcharacterizes, present participle subcharacterizing, simple past and past participle subcharacterized)

present singular third person subcharacterizes · participle present subcharacterizing · participle past subcharacterized · past subcharacterized

  1. To identify subcharacteristics

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  7. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  8. Ancient Greekχᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)
  9. Medieval Latincharactērizō
  10. Englishcharacterize
  11. Englishsubcharacterize

From sub- + characterize.

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APA

subcharacterize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcharacterize

MLA

“subcharacterize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcharacterize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subcharacterize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcharacterize.

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