define

Verb
  1. Determine the essential quality of (synset 202617665)
    hypernym: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    hyponym:
    • determine - fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
    • redefine - give a new or different definition to
    synonym: delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify
  2. Give a definition for the meaning of a word (synset 200959410)
    "Define `sadness'"
    hypernym: define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify - decide upon or fix definitely
    hyponym: redefine - give a new or different definition of (a word)
  3. Determine the nature of (synset 202704161)
    "What defines a good wine?"
    hypernym: characterise, characterize - be characteristic of
  4. Show the form or outline of (synset 202742653)
    "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"
    hypernym: show - make visible or noticeable
    synonym: delineate
  5. Decide upon or fix definitely (synset 200949109)
    "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
    hypernym: choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
    hyponym:
    • quantify - use as a quantifier
    • name - mention and identify by name
    • reset - set anew
    • define - give a definition for the meaning of a word
    synonym: determine, fix, limit, set, specify

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