About The Word Define
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What's The Definition Of Define?
[v] give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"
[v] determine the essential quality of [v] determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?" [v] delineate the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object" Synonyms | Synonyms for Define: delimit | delimitate | delineate | specify Related Terms | Find terms related to Define: assign | baptize | be characteristic | bed | blaze | blaze a trail | blemish | blotch | bound | brand | call | chalk | chalk up | characterize | check | check off | christen | cicatrize | circle in | circumscribe | clarify | confirm | construe | dapple | dash | deep-dye | delimit | delimitate | delineate | demarcate | denominate | describe | designate | detail | determine | diagnose | differentiate | discolor | distinguish | dot | dub | earmark | edge | embed | enclose | engraft | engrave | entitle | entrench | establish | etch | explain | expound | fix | fleck | found | freckle | gash | ground | hatch | hem | identify | impact | implant | impress | imprint | infix | ingrain | inscribe | interpret | jam | keynote | label | lay down | lay off | limit | line | lodge | make a mark | margin | mark | mark boundaries | mark off | mark out | mark the periphery | mottle | name | nick | nickname | nominate | notch | outline | pack | pencil | pepper | plant | point | prick | print | punch | punctuate | puncture | read | read into | riddle | rim | root | rope off | scar | scarify | score | scotch | scratch | seal | seam | seat | set | set apart | set down | set in | set the limit | set the pace | set the tone | settle | skirt | sound the keynote | specify | speck | speckle | spell out | splotch | spot | stain | stake out | stamp | state | stereotype | stigmatize | streak | striate | stripe | style | surround | tag | take | take it that | take to mean | tattoo | term | tick | tick off | title | trace | underline | underscore | understand | understand by | verge | wedge See Also | be | characterise | characterize | determine | determine | fix | limit | redefine | redefine | set | show | specify Define In Webster's Dictionary \De*fine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defined}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Defining}.] [OE. definer, usually, to end, to finish, F.
d['e]finir to define, L. definire to limit, define; de- +
finire to limit, end, finis boundary, limit, end. See
{Final}, {Finish}.]
1. To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.
``To define controversies.'' --Barrow.
2. To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark
the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or
country.
3. To determine with precision; to mark out with
distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the
defining power of an optical instrument.
Rings . . . very distinct and well defined. --Sir I.
Newton.
4. To determine the precise signification of; to fix the
meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound
or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a
scientific term.
They define virtue to be life ordered according to
nature. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
\De*fine"\, v. i. To determine; to decide. [Obs.] |
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