DEFINE


Meaning of DEFINE in English

■ verb

1》 state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.

↘give the meaning of (a word or phrase).

2》 mark out the limits of.

Derivatives

definable adjective

~r noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~r , from a var. of L. definire , from de- (expressing completion) + finire 'finish'.

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