характарызаваць

Belarusian

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Medieval Latin charactērizō +‎ -ава́ць (-avácʹ). Compare Polish charakteryzować, Russian характеризова́ть (xarakterizovátʹ) and Ukrainian характеризува́ти (xarakteryzuváty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xaraktarɨzaˈvat͡sʲ]
  • Rhymes: -at͡sʲ
  • Hyphenation: ха‧рак‧та‧ры‧за‧ваць, ха‧ра‧кта‧ры‧за‧ваць

Verb

характарызава́ць • (xaraktaryzavácʹimpf or pf (perfective характарызава́ць or ахарактарызава́ць)

  1. (transitive) to characterize (to give a description of someone or something, to define distinctive features or qualities)
  2. (impersonal) to be characterized by (to reveal or point out a distinctive feature or quality of someone or something)
    Synonym: характарызава́цца (xaraktaryzavácca)

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • характарызава́цца impf (xaraktaryzavácca)

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