Characterize
Characterize , transitive verb
[Late Latin characterizare, Greek {not transcribed}: compare French charactériser.]
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.
2.
To engrave or imprint. [Obsolete] — Sir M. Hale
3.
To indicate the character of; to describe.
Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William.
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.
5.
(Chemistry) to identify the structure or nature of; as, the antibiotic activity in the sample was characterized by HPLC, and proved to be erythromycin.