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select something or someone for a specific purpose
e.g. The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
Synonym: assign set apart
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design or destine
e.g. She was intended to become the director
Synonym: intend destine designate
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define clearly
e.g. I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
Synonym: pin down peg down nail down narrow down narrow
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decide upon or fix definitely
e.g. fix the variables
e.g. specify the parameters
Synonym: set determine define fix limit
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specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement
make an express demand or provision in an agreement
e.g. The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
e.g. The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
Synonym: stipulate qualify condition
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be specific about
e.g. Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
Synonym: particularize particularise specialize specialise
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determine the essential quality of
Synonym: define delineate delimit delimitate