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English verb: specify | |||
| 1. | specify (communication) specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement | ||
| Samples | The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life. The contract stipulates the dates of the payments. | ||
| Synonyms | condition, qualify, stipulate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contract, undertake | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | provide | ||
| Verb group | stipulate | ||
| 2. | specify (communication) decide upon or fix definitely | ||
| Samples | Fix the variables. Specify the parameters. | ||
| Synonyms | define, determine, fix, limit, set | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | choose, pick out, select, take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | define, name, quantify, reset | ||
| 3. | specify (stative) determine the essential quality of | ||
| Synonyms | define, delimit, delimitate, delineate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | determine, redefine | ||
| 4. | specify (communication) be specific about | ||
| Samples | Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?. | ||
| Examples | They specify that there was a traffic accident | ||
| Synonyms | particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | spell out | ||
| Antonyms | generalise, generalize | ||
| 5. | specify (cognition) define clearly | ||
| Samples | I cannot narrow down the rules for this game. | ||
| Synonyms | nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | determine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | concretize | ||
| 6. | specify (cognition) design or destine | ||
| Samples | She was intended to become the director. | ||
| Synonyms | designate, destine, intend | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plan | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aim, calculate, design, direct, mean, slate | ||
| 7. | specify (cognition) select something or someone for a specific purpose | ||
| Samples | The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise. | ||
| Synonyms | assign, set apart | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | choose, pick out, select, take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dedicate, detail | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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