Definitions for characterise

Overview of verb characterise

The verb characterise has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. characterize, characterise

(be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?")

2. qualify, characterize, characterise

(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")