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   define

   /dɪˈfʌɪn/

   verb

   • 1. state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of: "the contract will seek to define the client's obligations" Similar explainexpoundinterpretelucidateexplicatedescribeclarifygive the meaning ofstate preciselyspell output into wordsexpress in words
   • ▪ give the meaning of (a word or phrase), especially in a dictionary: "the dictionary defines it as ‘a type of pasture’"
   • ▪ make up or establish the character or essence of: "for some, the football club defines their identity"
   • 2. mark out the boundary or limits of: "the river defines the park's boundary" Similar determineestablishfixspecifydesignatedecidestipulatesettleset outmark outmark offdemarcatebounddelimitdelineatecircumscribeset the boundaries/limits of
   • ▪ make clear the outline of; delineate: "she defined her eyes by applying eyeshadow to her eyelids" Similar outlinedelineatesilhouettetracepencil

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘bring to an end’): from Old French definer, from a variant of Latin definire, from de- (expressing completion) + finire ‘finish’ (from finis ‘end’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. definer noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What does define mean?

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   What is the meaning of diffinicioun?

   • Send us feedback about these examples. Middle English diffinicioun, borrowed from Anglo-French diffiniciun, definiciun, borrowed from Latin dēfīnītiōn-, dēfīnītiō "fixing of a boundary, precise description," from dēfīnīre "to mark the limits of, determine, define " + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

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   What does it mean to define yourself?

   • define yourself (as something) He defines himself as an independent. We have never defined ourselves in our own right. to make or establish the essential character or somebody/something define somebody/something For some, the football club defines their identity.

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     DEFINE translate: давать определение, устанавливать ,...

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     DEFINE translate: definire, dare la definizione di,...

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   Definitions of define. verb. show the form or outline of. “The tree was clearly defined by the light” “The camera could define the smallest object” synonyms: delineate. see more. verb. determine the essential quality of. synonyms: delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify. see more. verb. determine the nature of. see more. verb.