verb
ADVERB
▪ accurately , carefully , correctly , exactly , explicitly , precisely , specifically
▪
It is important to ~ these terms accurately.
▪ clearly , fully , sharply , strongly , well
▪ adequately
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There may be problems if responsibilities are not adequately ~d.
▪ poorly
▪ broadly
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We have chosen to ~ the scope of our study quite broadly.
▪ loosely , vaguely
▪ closely , narrowly , rigidly , rigorously , strictly , tightly
▪ succinctly
▪ simply , solely
▪ easily
▪ formally , officially
▪ objectively
▪ traditionally
▪ culturally , geographically , socially
▪
the culturally ~d role of women
▪ legally
VERB + DEFINE
▪ be difficult to , be impossible to
▪ be easy to
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Social values are not easy to ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ as
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Thread count is ~d as the number of threads in one square inch of fabric.
▪ by
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This type of lymphoma is ~d by the presence of specific malignant cells.
▪ in terms of
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The difficulty of a problem was ~d in terms of how long it took to complete.
Define is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ boundary , ↑ category , ↑ concept , ↑ criterion , ↑ edge , ↑ era , ↑ essence , ↑ extent , ↑ goal , ↑ identity , ↑ limit , ↑ nature , ↑ objective , ↑ problem , ↑ requirement , ↑ role , ↑ scope , ↑ standard , ↑ term , ↑ type