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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

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

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