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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
spec·i·fy    Audio Help   [spes-uh-fahy] Pronunciation Key verb, -fied, -fy·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
2.to give a specific character to.
3.to set forth as a specification.
4.to name or state as a condition: He specified that he be given my power of attorney.
–verb (used without object)
5.to make a specific mention or statement.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME specyfyen < OF specifier < ML specificāre. See specific, -fy]

—Related forms
spec·i·fi·ca·tive    Audio Help   [spes-uh-fi-key-tiv] Pronunciation Key, adjective
spec·i·fi·ca·tive·ly, adverb
spec·i·fi·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. detail, indicate, enumerate, stipulate.
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  specify
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  assign, cite, concretize, define, describe, designate, detail, determine, enumerate, establish, individualize, itemize, list, name, request, state, stipulate, tell
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  designate
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To make known or identify, as by signs.
Synonyms:  denote, indicate, mark, point out, show
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  name
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To refer to by name.
Synonyms:  cite, instance, mention
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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