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characterize

How many syllables in characterize?

  4 syllables

Divide characterize into syllables:   char-ac-ter-ize
Stressed syllable in characterize:   char-ac-ter-ize
How to pronounce characterize:   kar-ik-ter-ahyz
How to say characterize:

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Synonyms for characterize


1 syllable
  • term
    2 syllables
    • define
    • describe
    • portray
    • depict
    • label
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with characterize

      4 syllables
      5 syllables
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