DEFINE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • give a definition for the meaning of a word
   Usage Example(s)
   • Define `sadness”
   Hypernyms(s) define is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • specify (what does specify mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • fix (what does fix mean?)
   • limit (what does limit mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • redefine (what does redefine mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • definition (what does definition mean?)
2. Meaning
   • determine the essential quality of
   Synonym(s)
   • delimit (what does delimit mean?)
   • delimitate (what does delimitate mean?)
   • delineate (what does delineate mean?)
   • specify (what does specify mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) define is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • be (what does be mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • redefine (what does redefine mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • word picture (what does word picture mean?)
   • word-painting (what does word-painting mean?)
   • delineation (what does delineation mean?)
   • depiction (what does depiction mean?)
   • picture (what does picture mean?)
   • characterization (what does characterization mean?)
   • characterisation (what does characterisation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • determine the nature of
   Usage Example(s)
   • What defines a good wine?
   Hypernyms(s) define is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • characterize (what does characterize mean?)
   • characterise (what does characterise mean?)
4. Meaning
   • delineate the form or outline of
   Synonym(s)
   • delineate (what does delineate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The tree was clearly defined by the light
   • The camera could define the smallest object
   Hypernyms(s) define is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • show (what does show mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • delineation (what does delineation mean?)
   • depiction (what does depiction mean?)
   • limning (what does limning mean?)
   • line drawing (what does line drawing mean?)
   • depiction (what does depiction mean?)
   • delineation (what does delineation mean?)
   • portrayal (what does portrayal mean?)
   • definition (what does definition mean?)
   • shaping (what does shaping mean?)
   • defining (what does defining mean?)