Antonyms for defined
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-fahynd |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfaɪnd |
Definition of defined
Origin :- late 14c., "to specify; to end," from Old French defenir "to end, terminate, determine," and directly from Latin definire "to limit, determine, explain," from de- "completely" (see de-) + finire "to bound, limit," from finis "boundary, end" (see finish (n.)). Related: Defined; defining.
- verb give description
- verb delimit, outline
- You have defined her character, my dear sir, as correctly as if you had known her from her birth.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Such a formula expresses the commandment of sexual ethics as we have defined it.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- He could not for his life have defined the difference, but there it was.
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- May it not be defined as a period of about twenty years in a woman's life, and thirty in a man's?
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- The elements may be perceived by sense, but they are names, and cannot be defined.
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
- But when the word 'knowledge' was found how was it to be explained or defined?
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
- The idea of knowledge, although hard to be defined, is realised in the life of philosophy.
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
- Thus, my friend, we have declared and defined the nature of the subject.
- Extract from : « Phaedrus » by Plato
- But will you tell me whether I defined love at the beginning of my speech?
- Extract from : « Phaedrus » by Plato
- He defined the nature and crime of treason with elaboration and circumlocution.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
Synonyms for defined
- ascertain
- assign
- belt
- border
- bound
- call a spade a spade
- characterize
- circumscribe
- compass
- confine
- construe
- curb
- decide
- delineate
- demarcate
- denominate
- denote
- describe
- designate
- detail
- determine
- distinguish
- dub
- edge
- elucidate
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- entitle
- envelop
- establish
- etch
- exemplify
- explain
- expound
- fence in
- fix
- flank
- formalize
- gird
- girdle
- illustrate
- interpret
- label
- lay it out
- limit
- mark
- mark out
- nail it down
- name
- prescribe
- represent
- rim
- set
- set bounds to
- settle
- specify
- spell out
- stake out
- surround
- tag
- translate
- verge
- wall in
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