WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
characterise v 1: be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?" [syn: characterize, characterise] 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, characterise]