Specify
vverb.communicationspecify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreementSynset:condition qualify stipulate
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
Derivationally Related Form:conditionstipulatoryspecificationqualificationstipulation
Hypernyms:contract undertake
Inherited Hypernyms:stipulatecontractpromisedeclarestateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:provide
Full Troponyms:provide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.communicationdecide upon or fix definitelySynset:define determine fix limit set
Examples:- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
Derivationally Related Form:determinersetlimitdeterminant
Hypernyms:choose pick out select take
Inherited Hypernyms:specifychoosedecide
Direct Hyponyms:definenamequantifyreset
Full Troponyms:definenamequantifyredefinereset
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.stativedetermine the essential quality ofSynset:define delimit delimitate delineate
Derivationally Related Form:delineation
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:specifybe
Direct Hyponyms:determineredefine
Full Troponyms:concretizedeterminepin downredefine
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.communicationbe specific aboutSynset:particularise particularize specialise specialize
Examples:- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
Antonyms:generalize
Derivationally Related Form:particularizationparticularisation
Hypernyms:dilate elaborate enlarge expand expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate
Inherited Hypernyms:specifyelaborateclarifyexplaininformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:spell out
Full Troponyms:spell out
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Something ---s something | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: specify)
vverb.cognitiondefine clearlySynset:nail down narrow narrow down peg down pin down
Examples:- I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
Derivationally Related Form:specifier
Hypernyms:determine
Inherited Hypernyms:pin downdeterminespecifybe
Direct Hyponyms:concretize
Full Troponyms:concretize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.cognitiondesign or destineSynset:designate destine intend
Examples:- She was intended to become the director
Derivationally Related Form:destination
Hypernyms:plan
Inherited Hypernyms:intendplanthink
Direct Hyponyms:aimcalculatedesigndirectmeanslate
Full Troponyms:calculatedesignmeanslate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE
vverb.cognitionselect something or someone for a specific purposeSynset:assign set apart
Examples:- The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
Derivationally Related Form:assignmentspecification
Hypernyms:choose pick out select take
Inherited Hypernyms:assignchoosedecide
Direct Hyponyms:dedicatedetail
Full Troponyms:dedicatedetail
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP