adjective
clearly characterized or delimited
Examples
- lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined
- each child has clearly defined duties
adjective
showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
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- hills defined against the evening sky
- the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill
verb
determine the essential quality of
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verb
give a definition for the meaning of a word
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- Define `sadness'
verb
determine the nature of
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Examples
- What defines a good wine?
verb
show the form or outline of
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- The tree was clearly defined by the light
- The camera could define the smallest object
verb
decide upon or fix definitely
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- fix the variables
- specify the parameters