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v. determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"

v. give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"

v. show the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"

specify, give a definition for

v. determine the essential quality of

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

gloss, comment

v. provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written"

explain, explicate

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

evidence, manifest, demonstrate, attest, certify, make evident, attest to

v. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"

illuminate, decorate with paint

v. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

decipher, decode, decrypt

v. read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

settle, resolve, decide

v. bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

bound, throttle, trammel, limit, restrict, restrain, confine

v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

demarcate, separate clearly

v. separate clearly and as if by boundaries

specify, intend, destine, designate

v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

limit, restrict, put restrictions on

v. place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

mean, think of, have in mind

v. intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

clarify, make clear

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

explain, explicate

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

illuminate, decorate with paint

v. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

clarify, clear by heating

v. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

draw, line, trace, outline, describe, delineate

v. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

limit, confine, circumscribe

v. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

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