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Verb
S:
(v)
define
,
delineate
(show the form or outline of)
"The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"
S:
(v)
specify
,
define
,
delineate
,
delimit
,
delimitate
(determine the essential quality of)
direct troponym
/
full troponym
S:
(v)
determine
(fix in scope; fix the boundaries of)
"the tree determines the border of the property"
S:
(v)
pin down
,
peg down
,
nail down
,
narrow down
,
narrow
,
specify
(define clearly)
"I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
S:
(v)
concretize
(make something concrete)
S:
(v)
redefine
(give a new or different definition to)
"She redefined his duties"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(v)
be
(have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
"John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
delineate
,
limn
,
outline
(trace the shape of)
S:
(v)
trace
,
draw
,
line
,
describe
,
delineate
(make a mark or lines on a surface)
"draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
S:
(v)
delineate
(describe in vivid detail)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Adjective
S:
(adj)
delineated
,
represented
,
delineate
(represented accurately or precisely)