noun
- Any process serving to define the shape of something.
- synonyms: shaping
verb
- Determine the essential quality of.
- synonyms: specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
- Give a definition for the meaning of a word.
- usage: "Define `sadness'"
- synonyms: define
- Determine the nature of.
- usage: "What defines a good wine"
- synonyms: define
- Show the form or outline of.
- usage: "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"
- Decide upon or fix definitely.
- usage: "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
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