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Noun: defining  du'fIning
  1. Any process serving to define the shape of something
    - shaping
Verb: define  di'fIn
  1. Determine the essential quality of
    - specify, delineate, delimit, delimitate
     
  2. Give a definition for the meaning of a word
    "Define 'sadness'"
     
  3. Determine the nature of
    "What defines a good wine?"
     
  4. Show the form or outline of
    "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"
    - delineate
     
  5. Decide upon or fix definitely
    - specify, set, determine, fix, limit

See also: definition

Type of: be, characterise [Brit], characterize, choose, physical process, pick out, process, select, show, take

Encyclopedia: Define