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Words that Rhyme with characterize

1 Syllable Words

ais, ayes, bies, bise, buy's, buys, chi's, cries, crise, di's, dies, dise, dries, dyes, eis, eye's, eyes, eyes', flies, fries, fry's, geis, gries, grise, guise, guy's, guys, guys', highs, hise, i's, i.'s, i.s, ise, kise, kleis, knies, krise, kyes, lies, lise, mies, mize, nies, nuys, pies, plies, pries, prize, ries, rise, schleis, shies, sighs, size, skies, sky's, spies, thai's, thais, theis, thighs, ties, tries, tsai's, vies, why's, whys, wies, wise, wyse, y's, y.'s

2 Syllable Words

advise, allies, ally's, applies, apprise, arise, baptize, belies, bigeyes, bitesize, capsize, chastise, clockwise, complies, comprise, crosswise, decries, deffeyes, defies, demise, denies, despise, devise, disguise, downsize, edgewise, emprise, franchise, gadflies, goodbyes, hawkeye's, heartwise, highrise, implies, incise, july's, laudise, lengthwise, levis, likewise, maglaj's, magpies, marseilles, mcfly's, midsize, mihai's, neckties, outcries, outsize, pint-size, popeye's, popeyes, powercise, rabbis, realize, relies, replies, reprise, revise, shanghai's, sidewise, sonrise, standbys, streetwise, stylize, sunrise, supplies, supply's, surmise, surprise, timewise, unwise, upsize, vanhise

3 Syllable Words

advertise, aggrandize, agonize, alibis, alkalies, amortize, amplifies, analyze, anglicize, authorize, balkanize, brutalize, burglarize, butterflies, butterfly's, carbonize, catalyze, centralize, certifies, chatichai's, christianize, circumcise, civilize, clarifies, classifies, codifies, colonize, colorize, communize, compromise, creolize, criticize, crystallize, customize, demonize, deputize, digitize, dramatize, duis, empathize, emphasize, energize, enfranchise, enterprise, equalize, eulogize, euthanize, exercise, fantasize, federalize, fertilize, finalize, fireflies, formalize, fossilize, fraternize, galvanize, glamorize, globalize, glorifies, harmonize, hellenize, heroize, hoverflies, humanize, hybridize, hydrolyze, hypnotize, idealize, idolize, immunize, improvise, ionize, ironize, itemize, jeopardize, justifies, legalize, liberalize, lionize, localize, lullabies, magnifies, maximize, mechanize, memorize, merchandise, mesmerize, minimize, mobilize, modernize, modifies, moralize, motorize, multiplies, mystifies, nationalize, naturalize, neutralize, normalize, notifies, nullifies, occupies, optimize, organize, ostracize, otherwise, oversize, oxidize, panelize, paralyze, pasteurize, patronize, penalize, plagiarize, polarize, pressurize, privatize, publicize, pulverize, qualifies, randomize, ratifies, realize, recognize, rhapsodize, rubberize, samurai's, samurais, sanitize, satirize, satisfies, scandalize, scrutinize, sensitize, signifies, simplifies, socialize, specialize, specifies, stabilize, stalinize, standardize, sterilize, stigmatize, stylize, subsidize, summarize, supervise, symbolize, sympathize, synchronize, synthesize, tantalize, televise, temporize, terrifies, terrorize, testifies, theorize, tranquilize, traumatize, trivialize, typifies, underlies, unionize, urbanize, uruguay's, utilize, vandalize, vaporize, verbalize, verifies, visualize, westernize, winterize, womanize

4 Syllable Words

accessorize, acidifies, actualize, africanize, alphabetize, aluminize, annualize, antagonize, apologize, cannibalize, capitalize, caramelize, categorize, collectivize, commercialize, computerize, containerize, criminalize, decentralize, deemphasize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, depersonalize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, disenfranchise, disorganize, disqualifies, economize, electrifies, epitomize, evangelize, exemplifies, familiarize, federalize, fictionalize, generalize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, identifies, immobilize, intensifies, internalize, legitimize, liberalize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, miniaturize, monopolize, nationalize, naturalize, personalize, personifies, politicize, polymerize, popularize, preoccupies, prioritize, propagandize, proselytize, radicalize, rationalize, reanalyse, reauthorize, reemphasize, regionalize, remerchandise, reorganize, revitalize, romanticize, securitize, serialize, solidifies, soliloquize, suburbanize, trivialize

5 Syllable Words

americanize, collateralize, compartmentalize, decriminalize, demilitarize, denationalize, departmentalize, depersonalize, industrialize, internationalize, materialize, memorialize, mischaracterize, overemphasize, professionalize, recapitalize, renationalize, revolutionize, sensationalize, underutilize

6 Syllable Words

editorialize, internationalize, undercapitalize

7 Syllable Words

deinstitutionalize

Definitions of characterize

v. t. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features.

v. t. To engrave or imprint.

v. t. To indicate the character of; to describe.

v. t. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of.

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