specifyv.

/ˈspɛsɪfʌɪ/

Forms: Middle English–1500s specyfy (Middle English–1500s specyfe), Middle English–1600s specifie, Middle English– specify (Middle English–1500s specife); Middle English specefie, Middle English–1500s specefy, 1500s specefye (1500s specief-, speesyf-).

Etymology: < Old French specifier (13th cent.; modern French spécifier, Provençal especificar, Spanish especificar, Italian specificare), < medieval Latin specificāre to describe, mention, note particularly or specifically.

†1. intransitive. To speak or make relation of some matter fully or in detail. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > speak of or mention

sayOE

showa1200

monec1225

roundc1275

specifya1300

sermon1303

nevenc1330

readc1330

reckonc1390

to make meaninga1400

rehearsec1405

express1430

remember1531

mention1559

a1300 Cursor Mundi 27959 Forthermar o þis lecheri Agh i þe noght to specifie.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 86 If I therof schal specefie So as the Philosophre tolde, Nou herkne.

1487 in H. E. Malden Cely Papers (1900) 161 I wrate ij letters to yow..specyfying of divers matters of Flaunders.

1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) 1 Whiche boke specyfyeth of the noble actes and fayttes of warre, achyeued by..Blanchardin.

a. transitive. To mention, speak of, or name (something) definitely or explicitly; to set down or state categorically or particularly; to relate in detail. Usually said of persons, but sometimes of an act, document, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > mention or speak of > mention specifically

specifyc1340

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > make specific [verb (transitive)] > specify or state precisely

notea1325

specifyc1340

definec1374

assign1377

expressc1400

stevenc1425

condescend1510

particulate1579

particularize1593

particular1605

specialize1616

specificate1649

individualize1655

designate1677

determinate1681

precise1793

precisionize1847

c1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 3352 Now wille I som syns here specify For whilk þai duelle in purgatory.

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. II. 294 Petre specifieþ here mekenes, þat men shulde have bi ensaumple of Crist.

a1400 Harmony Gospels (Bodl. 771) Prol. Here..beginneþ a table þat specifieþ euery chapitre..in þis book.

c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (Percy Soc.) 10 They began to syng..This same roundelle wiche I schalle now specify.

1491 Rolls of Parl. VI. 443/1 Any other greter charge, than in the said acte is specified.

c1530 A. Barclay Egloges iii. sig. Niij ^v Than hast thou wretchyd payne Of colde or of heat, of thrust hunger & rayne And mo other paynes than I wyll specyfy.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccxxxiij A terrible tempest was lyke to enswe, as in the seuenth booke is specifyed.

1600 tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles 39 Yet had he no more in his armie, then we haue specified.

1648 Bp. J. Wilkins Math. Magick i. x. 61 It shall not therefore be impertinent..to specifie some of the most remarkable amongst them.

1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 319 But then there must many requisites be observed, which the statute specifies, otherwise such leases are not binding.

1827 T. Jarman Powell's Ess. Learning of Devises (ed. 3) II. 329 If the number specified correspond with the number existing at the date of the will.

1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. ii. vii. 215 The fact that the lords had not specified any particular subject of complaint..gave the king an obvious advantage.

1894 Solicitors' Jrnl. 39 2/2 The..report..must state that fraud has been committed, though the guilty person need not be specified.

b. With clause as object, frequently introduced by that. †Also with to be or simple complement.

ΚΠ

(a)

c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 341 How crist specified to petre to ȝyue hym þe keyes of heuen.

c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 2451 For poetis specifye That goddys..Purposede of presumpsion To wrastle with this Champyon.

1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1554) ix. i. 20 b To shewe and specifye He was the prophet that called was Messy.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur xxi. i. 839 The letters specefyed that Kynge Arthur was slayn in bataylle.

1547 J. Harrison Exhort. Scottes sig. fiij Our Cronicles specifie y^t those .xviii. kinges were in Englande.

1582 T. Watson Ἑκατομπαθία: Passionate Cent. Loue lxxii. sig. I3^v In this Sonnet The Authour seemeth to specifie, that his Beloued [etc.].

1834 K. H. Digby Mores Catholici V. vi. 181 Philippe Augustus, in founding a daily mass.., specifies that it shall be said early in the morning.

(b)a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. iii. sig. a.vii Saynt Merwalde specyfyed, vncle to saint Werburge.1597 J. Payne Royall Exchange 47 The..sede of Abraham, specifyed to be lyke in nomber to the starrs.

c. In past participle with limiting adverb preceding (rarely following).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > become specific [verb (intransitive)] > specify particularly or by name > be specified

specify1412

1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy v. 3599 Þat noble myȝti conquerour, Herry þe Fyfþe, to-forn y-specefied.

c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) 140 A ffewe regions beffore specified.

1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 389 In eny of them above specified.

1562 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 9 As we do to the warldly ignorantis abone specifiit.

1576 A. Fleming tr. J. Caius Of Eng. Dogges 2 There are two sortes of Dogges by whose meanes, the feates within specifyed are wrought.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxx. 175 The essentiall Rights of Soveraignty (specified before in the eighteenth Chapter).

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 16 I could not onely see the long bristles formerly specified.

1710 in Further Evid. Nairne Peerage (1874) 153 in Sessional Papers House of Lords (H.L. D) XII. 199 The se[ver]all yearly few dutys above spe [cif] i [e] d payable to us.

1738 G. Smith tr. Laboratory iii. 91 Take thereof double the quantity above specified.

1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 3 428 The patient has never suffered the least return of her fits since the time there specified.

d. With omission of direct object, esp. in clauses introduced by as.

ΚΠ

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 86 The ferste, if I schal specefie, Was lapis vegetabilis.

1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. 2578 Liche as to ȝow I thenke specifie [v.r. to specifie].

1433 J. Lydgate Legend St. Edmund i. 96 Be sentence of prudent Carnotense In Enteticon where he doth specifie.

1532 T. More Confut. Barnes in Wks. (1557) 812/1 The very true church of Christ..is.. this one comon well knowen catholyke churche.., as I before haue specifyed.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. ii. 118 The rich Iewes man that would sir as my Father shall specifie .

1709 Hearne in R. Glouc. Chron. II. 597 Accordingly several Editions follow'd with Improvements, as you have particularly specify'd in your Paper.

†3.

a. To make special mention of (a person); to celebrate. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > making famous > make famous or celebrate [verb (transitive)]

enluminec1386

famea1400

bruitc1487

renowna1500

celebrate1522

specifya1525

illustrate1530

illustre1530

resoundc1550

blaze1552

blazon1553

ennoble1565

repeat1582

famose1590

famous1590

royalize1590

emblazon1592

emblaze1596

concelebrate1599

blazonize1614

laurizea1618

lustre1627

befame1669

sound1711

belion1837

lionize1837

a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 733 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 118 Haile speciose most specifyet with ye spiritualis Haile ordanyt or Adam and ay till Indure.

†b. To exhibit or show (a quality, etc.) to advantage or in a special manner. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > [verb (transitive)] > by one's action or behaviour

kitheOE

haveOE

showc1175

discoverc1450

to show outc1450

to show forthc1515

manifesta1525

testify1560

specifya1575

witness1581

mark1791

a1575 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (Camden) 254 This certis was a singuler and notable fighte, wheerin the Englishe people didd well specifie their manwhode and valiance.

†4. To call by a specific name. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > give a name to [verb (transitive)] > call or give as name to > by specific name

specify1652

1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 21 Some of the aforesaid Autors speak with general words, saying the Sea of the Venitians; yet others do specifie it, using the name of the Gulf.

5. To invest with a specific character.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > differ from [verb (transitive)] > distinguish or differentiate

to-skillc1175

disguise1340

asunderc1425

differc1450

difference1490

sort1553

distinguish1576

particularize?1593

diversify1594

subdistinguish1610

discriminate1615

severalize1645

specify1645

disresemble1651

estrange1727

discrepate1828

differentialize1833

differentiate1838

dissimilate1876

redifferentiate1970

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > make specific [verb (transitive)]

specify1645

specificate1649

specificize1885

1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) 54 An intention to take satisfactory vengeance on the reprobate, specifieth his rod, and maketh it punishment of black wrath.

1676 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. II (ed. 2) iv. 421 An action is specified from its particular cause, not from the first universal cause.

1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones 59 Only that form which specifies the matter is more powerful than other forms.

1876 F. H. Bradley Ethical Stud. 71 Be specified in yourself, but not specified by anything foreign to yourself.

†6. intransitive. To develop into different species; to vary in kind or character. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > variation [verb (intransitive)] > vary in kind or character

specify1664

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1679) 3 Some there are, ‘Spring of themselves unforc't by human care,’ Specifying according to the various disposition of the Air and Soil.

Derivatives

ˈspecifying n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] > characteristic or distinguishing

distinctive1583

physiognomical1588

specifical1621

specific1649

diagnostic1650

distinguishable1665

specific1667

physiognomonical1668

well-characterized1672

specifying1675

distinguishing1687

determinative1697

physiognomonic1755

marking1795

featurelya1834

typical1850

characterizing1870

trademark1943

1675 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Trunks ii. iv. 59 The specifying of the Sap dependeth chiefly on the special nature of the parts.

1681 R. Baxter Acct. Sherlocke v. 204 Its species is the specifying Form.

1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. iii. 164 How then will you distinguish,..since 'tis himself that is still the specifying object in both?

?1819 T. Chalmers Congregat. Serm. in Wks. (1836) VIII. 368 That..which impresses on the mercy of the Gospel its essential and specifying characteristic.

Draft additions January 2010

transitive. To include or set out (a particular requirement) in the specifications for a commissioned item or piece of work; (also) to provide specifications for (such an item or piece of work). Cf. specification n. 4d, spec v. 2.

ΚΠ

1841 C. Davy Archit. Precedents 43 Joiner's work... Water-closet, as specified.

1852 W. J. Gray Treat. Rural Archit. vi. 124 All the fireplaces to have smooth polished stone slabs and hearths, except when droved pavement is specified.

1906 Jrnl. Inst. Electr. Engineers 36 314 The motor is specified to be of this power.

1973 A. M. Pettigrew Politics of Organizational Decision-making vii. 157 What level of detail and in what form should we specify the job?

1991 Mech. Engin. Sept. 107/1 (advt.) How does one specify and design an input device for teleoperation?

2004 P. Hymers New Home Builder iv. 65 Parking space, either in garages or on hard-standings and drives should also be specified.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	specify
释义	specifyv. /ˈspɛsɪfʌɪ/ Forms: Middle English–1500s specyfy (Middle English–1500s specyfe), Middle English–1600s specifie, Middle English– specify (Middle English–1500s specife); Middle English specefie, Middle English–1500s specefy, 1500s specefye (1500s specief-, speesyf-). Etymology: < Old French specifier (13th cent.; modern French spécifier, Provençal especificar, Spanish especificar, Italian specificare), < medieval Latin specificāre to describe, mention, note particularly or specifically. †1. intransitive. To speak or make relation of some matter fully or in detail. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > speak of or mention sayOE showa1200 monec1225 roundc1275 specifya1300 sermon1303 nevenc1330 readc1330 reckonc1390 to make meaninga1400 rehearsec1405 express1430 remember1531 mention1559 a1300 Cursor Mundi 27959 Forthermar o þis lecheri Agh i þe noght to specifie. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 86 If I therof schal specefie So as the Philosophre tolde, Nou herkne. 1487 in H. E. Malden Cely Papers (1900) 161 I wrate ij letters to yow..specyfying of divers matters of Flaunders. 1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) 1 Whiche boke specyfyeth of the noble actes and fayttes of warre, achyeued by..Blanchardin. 2. a. transitive. To mention, speak of, or name (something) definitely or explicitly; to set down or state categorically or particularly; to relate in detail. Usually said of persons, but sometimes of an act, document, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > mention or speak of > mention specifically specifyc1340 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > make specific [verb (transitive)] > specify or state precisely notea1325 specifyc1340 definec1374 assign1377 expressc1400 stevenc1425 condescend1510 particulate1579 particularize1593 particular1605 specialize1616 specificate1649 individualize1655 designate1677 determinate1681 precise1793 precisionize1847 c1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 3352 Now wille I som syns here specify For whilk þai duelle in purgatory. c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. II. 294 Petre specifieþ here mekenes, þat men shulde have bi ensaumple of Crist. a1400 Harmony Gospels (Bodl. 771) Prol. Here..beginneþ a table þat specifieþ euery chapitre..in þis book. c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (Percy Soc.) 10 They began to syng..This same roundelle wiche I schalle now specify. 1491 Rolls of Parl. VI. 443/1 Any other greter charge, than in the said acte is specified. c1530 A. Barclay Egloges iii. sig. Niij ^v Than hast thou wretchyd payne Of colde or of heat, of thrust hunger & rayne And mo other paynes than I wyll specyfy. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccxxxiij A terrible tempest was lyke to enswe, as in the seuenth booke is specifyed. 1600 tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles 39 Yet had he no more in his armie, then we haue specified. 1648 Bp. J. Wilkins Math. Magick i. x. 61 It shall not therefore be impertinent..to specifie some of the most remarkable amongst them. 1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 319 But then there must many requisites be observed, which the statute specifies, otherwise such leases are not binding. 1827 T. Jarman Powell's Ess. Learning of Devises (ed. 3) II. 329 If the number specified correspond with the number existing at the date of the will. 1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. ii. vii. 215 The fact that the lords had not specified any particular subject of complaint..gave the king an obvious advantage. 1894 Solicitors' Jrnl. 39 2/2 The..report..must state that fraud has been committed, though the guilty person need not be specified. b. With clause as object, frequently introduced by that. †Also with to be or simple complement. ΚΠ (a) c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 341 How crist specified to petre to ȝyue hym þe keyes of heuen. c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 2451 For poetis specifye That goddys..Purposede of presumpsion To wrastle with this Champyon. 1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1554) ix. i. 20 b To shewe and specifye He was the prophet that called was Messy. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur xxi. i. 839 The letters specefyed that Kynge Arthur was slayn in bataylle. 1547 J. Harrison Exhort. Scottes sig. fiij Our Cronicles specifie y^t those .xviii. kinges were in Englande. 1582 T. Watson Ἑκατομπαθία: Passionate Cent. Loue lxxii. sig. I3^v In this Sonnet The Authour seemeth to specifie, that his Beloued [etc.]. 1834 K. H. Digby Mores Catholici V. vi. 181 Philippe Augustus, in founding a daily mass.., specifies that it shall be said early in the morning. (b)a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. iii. sig. a.vii Saynt Merwalde specyfyed, vncle to saint Werburge.1597 J. Payne Royall Exchange 47 The..sede of Abraham, specifyed to be lyke in nomber to the starrs. c. In past participle with limiting adverb preceding (rarely following). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > become specific [verb (intransitive)] > specify particularly or by name > be specified specify1412 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy v. 3599 Þat noble myȝti conquerour, Herry þe Fyfþe, to-forn y-specefied. c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) 140 A ffewe regions beffore specified. 1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 389 In eny of them above specified. 1562 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 9 As we do to the warldly ignorantis abone specifiit. 1576 A. Fleming tr. J. Caius Of Eng. Dogges 2 There are two sortes of Dogges by whose meanes, the feates within specifyed are wrought. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxx. 175 The essentiall Rights of Soveraignty (specified before in the eighteenth Chapter). 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 16 I could not onely see the long bristles formerly specified. 1710 in Further Evid. Nairne Peerage (1874) 153 in Sessional Papers House of Lords (H.L. D) XII. 199 The se[ver]all yearly few dutys above spe [cif] i [e] d payable to us. 1738 G. Smith tr. Laboratory iii. 91 Take thereof double the quantity above specified. 1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 3 428 The patient has never suffered the least return of her fits since the time there specified. d. With omission of direct object, esp. in clauses introduced by as. ΚΠ 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 86 The ferste, if I schal specefie, Was lapis vegetabilis. 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. 2578 Liche as to ȝow I thenke specifie [v.r. to specifie]. 1433 J. Lydgate Legend St. Edmund i. 96 Be sentence of prudent Carnotense In Enteticon where he doth specifie. 1532 T. More Confut. Barnes in Wks. (1557) 812/1 The very true church of Christ..is.. this one comon well knowen catholyke churche.., as I before haue specifyed. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. ii. 118 The rich Iewes man that would sir as my Father shall specifie . View more context for this quotation 1709 Hearne in R. Glouc. Chron. II. 597 Accordingly several Editions follow'd with Improvements, as you have particularly specify'd in your Paper. †3. a. To make special mention of (a person); to celebrate. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > making famous > make famous or celebrate [verb (transitive)] enluminec1386 famea1400 bruitc1487 renowna1500 celebrate1522 specifya1525 illustrate1530 illustre1530 resoundc1550 blaze1552 blazon1553 ennoble1565 repeat1582 famose1590 famous1590 royalize1590 emblazon1592 emblaze1596 concelebrate1599 blazonize1614 laurizea1618 lustre1627 befame1669 sound1711 belion1837 lionize1837 a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 733 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 118 Haile speciose most specifyet with ye spiritualis Haile ordanyt or Adam and ay till Indure. †b. To exhibit or show (a quality, etc.) to advantage or in a special manner. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > [verb (transitive)] > by one's action or behaviour kitheOE haveOE showc1175 discoverc1450 to show outc1450 to show forthc1515 manifesta1525 testify1560 specifya1575 witness1581 mark1791 a1575 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (Camden) 254 This certis was a singuler and notable fighte, wheerin the Englishe people didd well specifie their manwhode and valiance. †4. To call by a specific name. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > give a name to [verb (transitive)] > call or give as name to > by specific name specify1652 1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 21 Some of the aforesaid Autors speak with general words, saying the Sea of the Venitians; yet others do specifie it, using the name of the Gulf. 5. To invest with a specific character. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > differ from [verb (transitive)] > distinguish or differentiate to-skillc1175 disguise1340 asunderc1425 differc1450 difference1490 sort1553 distinguish1576 particularize?1593 diversify1594 subdistinguish1610 discriminate1615 severalize1645 specify1645 disresemble1651 estrange1727 discrepate1828 differentialize1833 differentiate1838 dissimilate1876 redifferentiate1970 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > make specific [verb (transitive)] specify1645 specificate1649 specificize1885 1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) 54 An intention to take satisfactory vengeance on the reprobate, specifieth his rod, and maketh it punishment of black wrath. 1676 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. II (ed. 2) iv. 421 An action is specified from its particular cause, not from the first universal cause. 1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones 59 Only that form which specifies the matter is more powerful than other forms. 1876 F. H. Bradley Ethical Stud. 71 Be specified in yourself, but not specified by anything foreign to yourself. †6. intransitive. To develop into different species; to vary in kind or character. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > variation [verb (intransitive)] > vary in kind or character specify1664 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1679) 3 Some there are, ‘Spring of themselves unforc't by human care,’ Specifying according to the various disposition of the Air and Soil. Derivatives ˈspecifying n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] > characteristic or distinguishing distinctive1583 physiognomical1588 specifical1621 specific1649 diagnostic1650 distinguishable1665 specific1667 physiognomonical1668 well-characterized1672 specifying1675 distinguishing1687 determinative1697 physiognomonic1755 marking1795 featurelya1834 typical1850 characterizing1870 trademark1943 1675 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Trunks ii. iv. 59 The specifying of the Sap dependeth chiefly on the special nature of the parts. 1681 R. Baxter Acct. Sherlocke v. 204 Its species is the specifying Form. 1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. iii. 164 How then will you distinguish,..since 'tis himself that is still the specifying object in both? ?1819 T. Chalmers Congregat. Serm. in Wks. (1836) VIII. 368 That..which impresses on the mercy of the Gospel its essential and specifying characteristic. Draft additions January 2010 transitive. To include or set out (a particular requirement) in the specifications for a commissioned item or piece of work; (also) to provide specifications for (such an item or piece of work). Cf. specification n. 4d, spec v. 2. ΚΠ 1841 C. Davy Archit. Precedents 43 Joiner's work... Water-closet, as specified. 1852 W. J. Gray Treat. Rural Archit. vi. 124 All the fireplaces to have smooth polished stone slabs and hearths, except when droved pavement is specified. 1906 Jrnl. Inst. Electr. Engineers 36 314 The motor is specified to be of this power. 1973 A. M. Pettigrew Politics of Organizational Decision-making vii. 157 What level of detail and in what form should we specify the job? 1991 Mech. Engin. Sept. 107/1 (advt.) How does one specify and design an input device for teleoperation? 2004 P. Hymers New Home Builder iv. 65 Parking space, either in garages or on hard-standings and drives should also be specified. 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