C0247000 (kăr′ək-tə-rīz′)tr.v.character·ized, character·iz·ing, character·iz·es1. To describe the qualities or peculiarities of: characterized the warden as ruthless.2. To be a distinctive trait or mark of; distinguish: the rash and high fever that characterize this disease; a region that is characterized by its dikes and canals.char′ac·ter·iz′er n.TranslationsqualificatoMedicalSeecharacterize