To depict someone or something a particular way (usually negative.)
To determine the characteristics of.
be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"
describe 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"
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"
describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
