(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ the cause of something, you discover or explain the cause exactly.
It was almost impossible to ~ the cause of death.
...if you can ~ exactly what the anger is about...
The commission ~s inadequate housing as a basic problem threatening village life.
= identify
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2.
If you ~ something or its position, you discover or show exactly where it is.
I could ~ his precise location on a map...
Computers ~ed where the shells were coming from.
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3.
If something is placed with ~ accuracy, it is placed in exactly the right place or position.
...the ~ accuracy of the bombing campaigns.
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