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recharacterization en · NOUN

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 Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)der. Medieval Latin charactērizōder. English characterize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English characterization English recharacterization From re- + characterization.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The assignment of a new character or personality to something.
   • Images of trapped, unconscious, and dead wolves reflect as well as contribute to the recharacterization of the wolf. 2012, Debra Mitts-Smith, Picturing the Wolf in Children's Literature, page 123:
2. (countable, uncountable) The treatment of a certain course of conduct in a different manner to which the participants describe it.
   • You owe tax on April 15 on $100,000, unless you reverse the transaction — a process called recharacterization. 2009 April 2, Deborah L. Jacobs, “For This Year, a Chance to Shift Financial Strategies”, in New York Times:

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