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Variant of define

define Definition

de·fine (dē fīn′, di-)

transitive verb defined -·fined′, defining -·fin′·ing

    1. to determine or set down the boundaries of
    2. to trace the precise outlines of; delineate
  2. to determine or state the extent and nature of; describe exactly define your duties
    1. to give the distinguishing characteristics of
    2. to constitute the distinction of; differentiate reason defines man
  4. to state the meaning or meanings of (as a word)

Etymology: ME diffinen < OFr definer & ML diffinire, both < L definire, to limit, define < de-, from + finire, to set a limit to, bound: see finish

intransitive verb

to prepare definitions, as of words

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defined Usage Examples

Object

  • boundary: At long last the boundaries there defined will be the measure of her territory.
  • criterion: Governments who want to exclude a particular import must prove their case to the WTO according to its own narrowly defined criteria.

Subject

  • boundary: That limit is defined by a green belt boundary which is set for the next 30 years.

Modifying Another Word

  • broadly: In this module, childhood will be defined broadly to consider the life stages from birth to marriage.
  • precisely: The solution was to focus the study on one specific genre of contemporary cinema, in a precisely defined time period.
  • narrowly: The literacy test in particular is narrowly defined: reading for information, not writing or other aspects of reading.

Preposition: in

  • curses.h: The argument values, which are defined in curses.h, provide sev- eral types of information.
  • term: These relationship are defined in terms of indigenous social judgements.
  • section: Credit arrangements ( as defined in section 7 ) will continue to be treated like borrowing under the new system.

Preposition: by

  • boundary: That limit is defined by a green belt boundary which is set for the next 30 years.