Antonyms for specify

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

Example sentences :

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

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