"specify" in the verb sense

1. stipulate, qualify, condition, specify

specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement make an express demand or provision in an agreement

"The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"

"The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"

2. specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit

decide upon or fix definitely

"fix the variables"

"specify the parameters"

3. specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate

determine the essential quality of

4. specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise

be specific about

"Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"

5. pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify

define clearly

"I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"

6. intend, destine, designate, specify

design or destine

"She was intended to become the director"

7. assign, specify, set apart

select something or someone for a specific purpose

"The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"

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