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Verb
S:
(v)
specify
,
define
,
delineate
,
delimit
,
delimitate
(determine the essential quality of)
S:
(v)
define
(give a definition for the meaning of a word)
"Define `sadness'"
S:
(v)
define
(determine the nature of)
"What defines a good wine?"
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
,
set
,
determine
,
define
,
fix
,
limit
(decide upon or fix definitely)
"fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"