Source : WordNet®

characterise
     v 1: be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian
          painting?" [syn: {characterize}]
     2: describe or portray the character or the qualities or
        peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as
        that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a
        lament for a dead lover" [syn: {qualify}, {characterize}]