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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Specify \Spec"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Specified}; p. pr &
vb n. {Specifying}.] [F. sp['e]cifier, or OF especifier
fr LL specificare. See {Species}, {-fy}.]
To mention or name as a particular thing to designate in
words so as to distinguish from other things as to specify
the uses of a plant; to specify articles purchased.
He has there given us an exact geography of Greece,
where the countries and the uses of their soils are
specified. --Pope.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
specify
v 1: specify as a condition; "The will stipulates that she can
live in the house for the rest of her life" [syn: {stipulate},
{qualify}, {condition}]
2: decide upon as of variables in math [syn: {set}, {determine},
{fix}]
3: determine the essential quality of [syn: {define}, {delineate},
{delimit}, {delimitate}]
4: be specific about [syn: {particularize}, {specialize}] [ant:
{generalize}]
5: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this
game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow
down}, {narrow}]
6: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
[syn: {intend}, {destine}, {designate}]
7: select something or someone for a specific purpose [syn: {assign},
{set apart}]
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