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define
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DEFINE
1
to draw or make apparent the outline of <the glass skyscraper's sleek silhouette was strikingly defined by the setting sun to its west>
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to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group <a woman who is defined by her unswerving loyalty to her friends>
Related Words categorize, classify, pigeonhole, type; color, identify, indicate, name, specify; distinguish, individualize, mark, particularize, stamp
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to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly <let me define the task so that there is no doubt in your minds about what needs to be done>
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