"characterizes itself" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to describe or portray the distinctive qualities or features of something in its own way. Example: The city's vibrant street art scene characterizes itself as a reflection of its diverse culture and rebellious spirit.
Bernard Cohen, who owns and manages Bonpoint, which characterizes itself as at the high end of the children's apparel market, said the United States remained "a very important market".
MusicNet characterizes itself as a wholesaler, through which other online music services will be able to set their own prices and subscription models -- like how much content users can download over what period.
The New America Foundation, which is based in Washington, characterizes itself on its Web site as interested in "work that is responsive to the changing conditions and problems of our 21st Century information-age economy".
Minotola, with $500 million in assets, characterizes itself as "a legend in hometown banking".
The History of Animals characterizes itself as establishing the attributes and the differences that belong to all animals, and claims that by carrying out this inquiry we are prepared to go on to search for the causes.
This group may be seen as more or less accepting the cogency of the entire argument, and characterizes itself as implementationalist: they hold that connectionist networks will implement a classical architecture or language of thought.
United Health for example, tends to emphasize its technological strength and to characterize itself as much more than an insurer.
Another letter failed to pass muster because it was from a German institution that characterized itself as the equivalent of a qualified institutional buyer.
Diamondback, a hedge fund based in Stamford, Conn., that shut down last year, is seeking millions of dollars in restitution from Mr. Newman, characterizing itself as a victim of his crimes.
In a statement released Wednesday, FIFA characterized itself as the "injured party" in the Swiss inquiry and said it would fully cooperate with authorities.
Let us be clear, the Republican Party has characterized itself as the party of legal immigration and border security, yet it has been Democrats who have made legal immigration better and our border safer.
