define

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Synonyms: defile, refine, deline, devine, decine, defin, defina, defne, demine

Antonyms: defile, refine, deline, devine, decine, defin, defina, defne, demine

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Verb

To [[determine]] with precision; to mark out with [[distinctness]]; to [[ascertain]] or exhibit clearly.
{{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[settle]], [[decide]] {{q|an argument etc.}}. {{defdate|16th|17th c.}}
To express the essential [[nature]] of something.
To state the [[meaning]] of a [[word]], phrase, sign, or symbol.
To describe, explain, or make definite and [[clear]]; ''used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.''
To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
{{lb|en|mathematics}} To establish the [[referent]] of a term or [[notation]].

{{lb|en|programming}} A kind of [[macro]] in [[source code]] that [[replace]]s one text [[string]] with another wherever it occurs.

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