Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to characterise
Participle: characterised
Gerund: characterising
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | characterise |
| you | characterise |
| he;she;it | characterises |
| we | characterise |
| you | characterise |
| they | characterise |
Perfect
| I | have characterised |
| you | have characterised |
| he;she;it | has characterised |
| we | have characterised |
| you | have characterised |
| they | have characterised |
Past
| I | characterised |
| you | characterised |
| he;she;it | characterised |
| we | characterised |
| you | characterised |
| they | characterised |
Pluperfect
| I | had characterised |
| you | had characterised |
| he;she;it | had characterised |
| we | had characterised |
| you | had characterised |
| they | had characterised |
Future
| I | will characterise |
| you | will characterise |
| he;she;it | will characterise |
| we | will characterise |
| you | will characterise |
| they | will characterise |
Future Perfect
| I | will have characterised |
| you | will have characterised |
| he;she;it | will have characterised |
| we | will have characterised |
| you | will have characterised |
| they | will have characterised |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | characterise |
| you | characterise |
| he;she;it | characterise |
| we | characterise |
| you | characterise |
| they | characterise |
Perfect
| I | have characterised |
| you | have characterised |
| he;she;it | have characterised |
| we | have characterised |
| you | have characterised |
| they | have characterised |
Imperfect
| I | characterised |
| you | characterised |
| he;she;it | characterised |
| we | characterised |
| you | characterised |
| they | characterised |
Pluperfect
| I | had characterised |
| you | had characterised |
| he;she;it | had characterised |
| we | had characterised |
| you | had characterised |
| they | had characterised |
Conditional
Present
| I | would characterise |
| you | would characterise |
| he;she;it | would characterise |
| we | would characterise |
| you | would characterise |
| they | would characterise |
Perfect
| I | would have characterised |
| you | would have characterised |
| he;she;it | would have characterised |
| we | would have characterised |
| you | would have characterised |
| they | would have characterised |
Imperative
| you | characterise |
| we | Let's characterise |
| you | characterise |
Verbs conjugated like 'characterise'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'characterise'
characterize,
recharacterise,
character,
mischaracterise,
recharacterize,
bacterise,
caramelise,
cartelise,
catheterise,
cauterise,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō)
3. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
4. Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr)
5. Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der.
6. Latin charactērder.
7. Old French caracterebor.
8. Middle English caracter
9. English character
10. English -ise
11. English characterise
12. From character + -ise.
Sample Sentences
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Charlbury, between Oxford and Worcester, is one of the few surviving Italianate stations designed by Brunel. Built in 1853, it is characterised by the broad overhanging hipped roof, providing shelter at front and rear. [2020 December 2, Anthony Lambert, “Reimagining Railway Stations”, in Rail, page 42, photo caption:]
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Tuchel arrived in Belgrade insisting England were ready to improve and show their quality after the dour victories that have characterised their World Cup qualification campaign. [2025 September 9, Phil McNulty, “Serbia 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:]