Define

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To state the precise meaning of (a word or sense of a word, for example).
  • intransitive verb. To describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To make clear the outline or form of; delineate.
  • intransitive verb. To specify distinctly.
  • intransitive verb. To give form or meaning to.
  • intransitive verb. To make or write a definition.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To determine, declare, or mark the limit of; circumscribe; determine or indicate the bounds or outlines of with precision; mark or set out clearly: as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.
  • To fix, establish, or prescribe authoritatively: as, to define the duties of an officer.
  • To state the signification of; explain what is expressed by (a word, a phrase, etc.); state the nature or essential properties of: as, to define virtue; define your meaning more clearly.
  • To determine; settle; decide.
  • To determine; decide; give judgment.
  • To state a definition.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To determine; to decide.
  • transitive verb. To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.
  • transitive verb. To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of.
  • transitive verb. To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
  • transitive verb. To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To determine.
  • verb. To express the essential nature of something.
  • verb. To state the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol.
  • verb. To describe, explain, or make definite and clear.
  • verb. To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
  • noun. A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. decide upon or fix definitely
  • verb. show the form or outline of
  • verb. determine the essential quality of
  • verb. determine the nature of
  • verb. give a definition for the meaning of a word
  • Word Usage
    "We can therefore define the constant BRATE as: #define BRATE"
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