define

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verb

1. determine the essential quality of (Freq. 20)
• Syn:
specify, delineate, delimit, delimitate
• Derivationally related forms:
delineation (for: delineate)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
determine, redefine
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. give a definition for the meaning of a word (Freq. 13)
- Define 'sadness'
• Derivationally related forms:
definition
• Hypernyms:
specify, set, determine, fix, limit
• Hyponyms:
redefine
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. determine the nature of (Freq. 9)
- What defines a good wine?
• Hypernyms:
characterize, characterise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. show the form or outline of (Freq. 2)
- The tree was clearly defined by the light
- The camera could define the smallest object
• Syn:
delineate
• Derivationally related forms:
delineative (for: delineate), delineation (for: delineate), definition, defining
• Hypernyms:
show
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
5. decide upon or fix definitely
- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
• Syn:
specify, set, determine, fix, limit
• Derivationally related forms:
limit (for: limit), determinant (for: determine), determiner (for: determine), set (for: set)
• Hypernyms:
choose, take, select, pick out
• Hyponyms:
quantify, name, reset
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  specify, set, determine, fix, limit, delineate, delimit, delimitate