Contento 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links 2 Galician 2.1 Verb 3 Spanish 3.1 Verb

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< Middle English definen < Old French definer < Latin dēfīniō (“‘limit, settle, define’”) < dē + fīniō (“‘set a limit, bound, end’”)

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• Rhymes: -aɪn

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to Define (third-person singular simple present Defines, present participle defining, simple past and past participle defined)

1. To determine.
2. To express the essential nature of something.
3. To state the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol.
4. To describe, explain, or make definite and clear.
5. To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.

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• definable
• definer

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• definiendum
• definiens
• definition
• definitory

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• Define in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Define in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Define

1. third-person singular present indicative of definir.
2. second-person singular imperative of definir.

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Define (infinitive definir)

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of definir.
2. informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of definir.

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