CHARACTERISE
qualify, 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”
characterize, characterise
(verb) be characteristic of; “What characterizes a Venetian painting?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
characterise (third-person singular simple present characterises, present participle characterising, simple past and past participle characterised)
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of characterize.
Anagrams
• characteries
Source: Wiktionary