recharacterize

recharacterize

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr)
Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō)
Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)der.
Medieval Latin charactērizōder.
English characterize
English recharacterize

    From re- + characterize.

    Verb

    recharacterize (third-person singular simple present recharacterizes, present participle recharacterizing, simple past and past participle recharacterized)

    1. (transitive) To characterize again or anew.

    Derived terms

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