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Adjective defined has 3 senses
- defined - clearly characterized or delimited; "lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined"; "each child has clearly defined duties"
Antonyms: undefined, vague, indefinable, undefinable
- defined, outlined - showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary; "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill"
Antonym: indistinct (indirect, via distinct)
- defined, formed, settled - clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success"
Antonym: indefinite (indirect, via definite)
Verb define has 4 senses
- define - give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"
--1 is one way to specify, set, determine, fix, limit
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate - determine the essential quality of
--2 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- define - determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"
--3 is one way to characterize, characterise
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- define, delineate - delineate the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"
--4 is one way to show
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
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