define

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈfaɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈfaɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di fīn)

Inflections of 'define' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
defines
v 3rd person singular
defining
v pres p
defined
v past
defined
v past p

define
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Sense: Verb: set limits
Synonyms:
limit Collocations, delimit, set the limits of, mark the limits of, demarcate, delineate, determine the boundaries of, bound Collocations, outline Collocations, mark out, circumscribe
Antonyms:
unbind, release Collocations, open up, free from constraints, remove the limits
Sense: Verb: characterize
Synonyms:
characterize, characterise (UK), describe Collocations, depict Collocations, portray Collocations, represent Collocations
Antonyms:
confuse Collocations, distort Collocations, mix up, misunderstand, misconstrue, obscure Collocations, leave ambiguous
Sense: Verb: establish
Synonyms:
establish Collocations, determine Collocations, specify Collocations, fix Collocations, stipulate, designate, assign Collocations, decide Collocations, mark off, set out
Sense: Verb: explain
Synonyms:
explain Collocations, expound, elucidate, describe Collocations, spell out, explicate, give the meaning of, put sth into words
Sense: Verb: outline
Synonyms:
outline Collocations, trace Collocations, delineate, mark out, draw out, draw Collocations

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