characterize vs think of

characterize and think of both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
characterize	No	No	Yes	No
think of	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, think of is a hypernym of characterize; that is, think of is a word with a broader meaning than characterize:

characterize: describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
think of: keep in mind for attention or consideration

Other hypernyms of characterize include remember.

characterize (verb)	think of (verb)
describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of	keep in mind for attention or consideration
be characteristic of	look on as or consider
	intend to refer to
	take into consideration, have in view
	choose in one's mind
	devise or invent