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Yes, characterize is playable

...and is worth 29 points.

Found in the following dictionaries

Enable (Words with friends)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Characterize" Definition

verb-transitive

To be a distinctive trait or mark of; distinguish: the rash and high fever that characterize this disease; a region that is characterized by its dikes and canals.
To describe the qualities or peculiarities of: characterized the warden as ruthless.

verb

To be a of .
To describe the or quality of .

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