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specify - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" |
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set,
determine,
define,
fix,
limit |
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choose,
pick out,
select,
take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
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quantify express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
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name mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
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reset set to zero; "reset instruments and dials"
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define give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"
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specify - be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" |
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particularize,
particularise,
specialize,
specialise |
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generalise,
generalize become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
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dilate,
elaborate,
enlarge,
expand,
expatiate,
exposit,
expound,
flesh out,
lucubrate become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
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spell out make explicit; specify in detail; "You should spell out your demands"
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specify - determine the essential quality of |
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define,
delineate,
delimit,
delimitate |
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be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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determine fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
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redefine give a new or different definition of (a word)
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