characterize

characterize is a Verb

Definition:

[1] To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features. European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian faces are Characterized. Arbuthot.

[2] To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

[3] To indicate the character of; to describe. Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William. Johnson.

[4] To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of. The softness and effeminacy which characterize the men of rank in most countries. W. Irving.