Word: characterized
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: cha
rac
ter
ized
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of characterize; be characteristic of
Morphemes:
Affix: character
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To write (using characters); to describe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χαράσσω
Language: grc
Decoded: kharasso
Meaning: I scratch, engrave
Affix: -τήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ter
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.