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Grammar : Verb |
Spell : spes-uh-fahy |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛs əˌfaɪ |
Definition of specify
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French specifier (13c.), from Late Latin specificare "mention particularly," from specifus (see specific). Related: Specified; specifying.
- verb designate; decide definitely
- The indictment does not specify regicide as the prisoner's treason.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- Passing by many particulars of the discipline of nature, we must not omit to specify two.
- Extract from : « Nature » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- We can specify other features of the society connected with this type of household.
- Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
- But there is no attempt in the Review to specify a whirlwind.
- Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
- I am not bound to specify the labor that he could undertake.
- Extract from : « Sophisms of the Protectionists » by Frederic Bastiat
- It need not specify the amount that is to be paid; in other words, it need not specify the consideration.
- Extract from : « Up To Date Business » by Various
- For what purpose she did not specify, but it sounded promising.
- Extract from : « In Mesopotamia » by Martin Swayne
- Yet it struck him, that being pressed for further explanation, she did NOT specify why.
- Extract from : « A First Family of Tasajara » by Bret Harte
- Let me specify one or two instances in illustration of this remark.
- Extract from : « Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 » by James Y. Simpson
- I need not—for I cannot—specify all the instances in which it acts.
- Extract from : « Humanity in the City » by E. H. Chapin
Synonyms for specify
- be specific
- blueprint
- button down
- cite
- come to the point
- condition
- define
- detail
- determine
- draw a picture
- enumerate
- establish
- finger
- fix
- get down to brass tacks
- get to the point
- go into detail
- indicate
- individualize
- instance
- inventory
- itemize
- lay out
- limit
- list
- make
- mention
- name
- particularize
- peg
- pin down
- point out
- precise
- put down
- put finger on
- set
- settle
- show clearly
- slot
- specialize
- specificate
- specificize
- spell out
- stipulate
- tab
- tag
- tick off
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