verb
1.
Synonyms: sketch , adumbrate, block (out), chalk (out), draft, outline, rough (out), skeleton, skeletonize
2.
to be a peculiar or significant quality or feature of something
a man characterized by quiet dignity
Synonyms: distinguish, individualize, individuate, mark, qualify, signalize, singularize
Related Word: define, describe, differentiate, identify; peculiarize, personalize
Idioms: be a feature of