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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "define"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to say the meaning of an expression or word, particularly in a dictionary
Transitive: to define an expression or word
to define definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Lexicographers often define new terms in updated editions of dictionaries.
āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϧāĻžāύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āφāĻĒāĻĄā§‡āϟ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϰāϪ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to characterize or determine the essential qualities or attributes of someone or something
Transitive: to define sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The historical monument 's grand architecture and intricate details define its significance.
āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŽā§āϭ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻšā§Ž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžā§ŽāĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to express the essential nature or characteristics of a person or thing
Complex Transitive: to define sb/sth as sth | to define sb/sth [adj]
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The serene beauty and pristine landscapes of the countryside define it as a tranquil retreat from urban life.
āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§€āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏ⧌āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āĻĒ āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧇ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to mark clear boundaries or distinctions for a concept or area
Transitive: to define abstract boundaries and limits
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist uses bold lines to define the contours of the subject, emphasizing its form and structure.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āύāĻŸā§āϝ⧁āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧀ āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹ āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to establish or mark the exact boundaries or limits of something
Transitive: to define physical boundaries and limits
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fence helps define the perimeter of the backyard, separating it from the neighboring properties.
āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇āϰ āωāĻ ā§‹āύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļā§€ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

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