specify
1. specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement;
make an express demand or provision in an agreement (Freq. 6)
- The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
- The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
• Syn:
stipulate, qualify, condition
• Derivationally related forms:
specification, condition (for: condition), qualification (for: qualify), stipulatory (for: stipulate), stipulation (for: stipulate)
• Hypernyms:
contract, undertake
• Hyponyms:
provide
• Verb Group:
stipulate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. decide upon or fix definitely (Freq. 4)
- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
• Syn:
set, determine, define, fix, limit
• Derivationally related forms:
limit (for: limit), determinant (for: determine), determiner (for: determine), set (for: set)
• Hypernyms:
choose, take, select, pick out
• Hyponyms:
quantify, name, reset, define
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. determine the essential quality of (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
• Derivationally related forms:
delineation (for: delineate)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
determine, redefine
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. be specific about (Freq. 2)
- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
• Syn:
particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
• Ant:
generalize
• Derivationally related forms:
particularisation (for: particularise), particularization (for: particularize)
• Hypernyms:
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge,
flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
• Hyponyms:
spell out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They specify that there was a traffic accident
5. define clearly (Freq. 1)
- I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
• Syn:
pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow
• Derivationally related forms:
specifier
• Hypernyms:
determine
• Hyponyms:
concretize
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
6. design or destine
- She was intended to become the director
• Syn:
intend, destine, designate
• Derivationally related forms:
destination (for: destine)
• Hypernyms:
plan
• Hyponyms:
mean, design, slate, calculate, aim, direct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
7. select something or someone for a specific purpose
- The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
• Syn:
assign, set apart
• Derivationally related forms:
specification, assignment (for: assign)
• Hypernyms:
choose, take, select, pick out
• Hyponyms:
dedicate, detail
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
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