>>10286582de·fine
/d??f?n/Submit
verb
verb: define; 3rd person present: defines; past tense: defined; past participle: defined; gerund or present participle: defining
1.
state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.
"the contract will seek to define the client's obligations"
synonyms: explain, expound, interpret, elucidate, explicate, describe, clarify; More
give the meaning of (a word or phrase), especially in a dictionary.
make up or establish the character of.
"for some, the football team defines their identity"
2.
mark out the boundary or limits of.
"the river defines the park's boundary"
synonyms: determine, establish, fix, specify, designate, decide, stipulate, settle, set out, mark out, mark off; More
make clear the outline of; delineate.
"she defined her eyes by applying eyeshadow"
synonyms: outline, delineate, silhouette; More
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’).
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