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defines

VERB

give description

Synonyms

STRONGEST

characterize construe decide delineate describe designate detail determine exemplify explain illustrate interpret prescribe represent specify spell out

STRONG

ascertain assign denominate denote dub elucidate entitle etch expound formalize label name tag translate

WEAK

call a spade a spade lay it out nail it down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse hesitate hide misrepresent obscure

WEAK

distort tangle twist

VERB

delimit, outline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delineate distinguish establish limit mark set

STRONG

belt border bound circumscribe compass confine curb demarcate edge encircle enclose encompass envelop fix flank gird girdle rim settle surround verge

WEAK

fence in mark out set bounds to stake out wall in

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist center free help let go lose open release unloose unsettle

WEAK

confuse distort tangle twist

Example Sentences

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This sense of his musical self is what sets Thompson apart — and defines his craft.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

There is a word that defines “LifeHack,” and that word is “Whoosh.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Instead, Virginia law specifically defines “general election” as occurring “on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.”

From Slate • May 8, 2026

It defines External link illegal insider trading as “misappropriation of confidential information in breach of a pre-existing duty of trust and confidence to the source of the information.”

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Galen defines hot or cold in the patient in simple terms: a hot patient is one who is hotter than the physician’s hand.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton