'characterise' definitions:
Definition of 'characterise'
(from WordNet)
verb
Be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?" [syn: characterize, characterise]
verb
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]