specify

specify
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. name, mention, identify, enumerate, indicate, stipulate, define, state, itemize, detail; order, request. See speciality, indication, description, qualification.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. name, point out, designate, define, stipulate, show clearly, go into detail, particularize, blueprint, come to the point, pin down.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
be specific, detail, spell out, be precise, name, designate, itemize, define, express, explain.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make known or identify, as by signs: denote, designate, indicate, mark, point out, show. See SHOW. 2. To refer to by name: cite, instance, mention, name. See SPECIFIC. 3. To make specific: detail, particularize, stipulate. See SPECIFIC.

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