characterises

/K EH0 R AH0 K T ER0 IH1 S IH0 Z/
verb
  1. 1

    To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).

  2. 2

    To be typical of.

  3. 3

    To determine the characteristics of.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/characterise, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/characterises, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/characterize