Dictionary entry details
• SPECIFY (verb)
Meaning:
Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
specify; stipulate; condition; qualify
Context examples:
The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life / The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
Hypernyms (to "specify" is one way to...):
contract; undertake (enter into a contractual arrangement)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "specify"):
provide (determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Determine the essential quality of
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
delimit; delimitate; define; delineate; specify
Hypernyms (to "specify" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "specify"):
determine (fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property)
redefine (give a new or different definition to)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Decide upon or fix definitely
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
specify; set; limit; fix; determine
Context examples:
fix the variables / specify the parameters
Hypernyms (to "specify" is one way to...):
choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "specify"):
define (give a definition for the meaning of a word)
reset (set anew)
name (mention and identify by name)
quantify (use as a quantifier)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be specific about
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
particularise; particularize; specialize; specialise; specify
Context example:
Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
Hypernyms (to "specify" is one way to...):
dilate; elaborate; enlarge; expand; expatiate; exposit; expound; flesh out; lucubrate (add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "specify"):
spell out (make explicit; specify in detail)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They specify that there was a traffic accident
Antonym:
generalize (speak or write in generalities)
Meaning:
Define clearly
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
pin down; narrow down; peg down; narrow; nail down; specify
Context example:
I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
Hypernyms (to "specify" is one way to...):
determine (fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "specify"):
concretize (make something concrete)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Design or destine
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
intend; destine; designate; specify
Context example:
She was intended to become the director
Hypernyms (to "specify" is one way to...):
plan (make plans for something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "specify"):
mean (destine or designate for a certain purpose)
design (design something for a specific role or purpose or effect)
slate (designate or schedule)
aim; calculate; direct (specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Select something or someone for a specific purpose
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
set apart; assign; specify
Context example:
The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
Hypernyms (to "specify" is one way to...):
choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "specify"):
dedicate (set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church)
detail (assign to a specific task)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
