Found 4 items, similar to define.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: define
menetapkan
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: define
membatasi, mendefinisikan, mengarasi
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: define
define
v 1: give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define
`sadness'"
2: determine the essential quality of [syn:
specify,
delineate,
delimit,
delimitate]
3: determine the nature of;
“What defines a good wine?”
4: delineate the form or outline of;
“The tree was clearly
defined by the light”;
“The camera could define the
smallest object” [syn:
delineate]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Define
Define
\De*fine"\, v. i.
To determine; to decide. [Obs.]
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Define
\De*fine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Defined; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Defining.] [OE. definer, usually, to end, to finish, F.
d['e]finir to define, L. definire to limit, define; de- +
finire to limit, end, finis boundary, limit, end. See
Final,
Finish.]
1. To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.
“To define controversies.” --Barrow.
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2. To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark
the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or
country.
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3. To determine with precision; to mark out with
distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the
defining power of an optical instrument.
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Rings . . . very distinct and well defined. --Sir I.
Newton.
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4. To determine the precise signification of; to fix the
meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound
or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a
scientific term.
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They define virtue to be life ordered according to
nature. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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