Define vs. Describe
Defineverb
To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
Defineverb
(obsolete) To settle, decide an argument etc.
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To express the essential nature of something.
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To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
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To describe, explain, or make definite and clear.
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To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
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(mathematics) To establish the referent of a term or notation.
Definenoun
(programming) A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
Defineverb
To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.
Defineverb
To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.
Defineverb
To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument.
Defineverb
To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term.
Defineverb
To determine; to decide.
Defineverb
give a definition for the meaning of a word;
Defineverb
determine the essential quality of
Defineverb
determine the nature of;
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delineate the form or outline of;
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state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of
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give the meaning of (a word or phrase), especially in a dictionary
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make up or establish the character or essence of
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mark out the boundary or limits of
Defineverb
make clear the outline of; delineate
Describeverb
(transitive) To represent in words.
Describeverb
(transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
Describeverb
To give rise to a geometrical structure.
Describeverb
To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
Describeverb
(obsolete) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
Describeverb
To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle.
Describeverb
To represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as, the geographer describes countries and cities.
Describeverb
To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
Describeverb
To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.
Describeverb
give a description of;
Describeverb
to give an account or representation of in words;
Describeverb
identify as in botany or biology, for example
Describeverb
make a mark or lines on a surface;
