defines

Meaning of defines

verb, 3rd person present
  1. state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.
    the contract will seek to define the client's obligations
  2. mark out the boundary or limits of.
    the river defines the park's boundary

late Middle English (also in the sense ‘bring to an end’): from Old French definer, from a variant of Latin definire, from de- (expressing completion) + finire ‘finish’ (from finis ‘end’).

Information about defines

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of defines is: define.
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Hyphenation of defines

de-fines

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • defines is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

defines synonyms

Meaning make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts:

explain

Meaning present and explain (a theory or idea) in detail:

expound

Meaning explain the meaning of (information or actions):

interpret

Meaning make (something) clear; explain:

elucidate

Meaning analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail:

explicate

Meaning give a detailed account in words of:

describe

Meaning make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible:

clarify

Meaning cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature:

determine

Meaning set up on a firm or permanent basis:

establish

Meaning decide or settle on (a specific price, date, course of action, etc.):

fix

Meaning identify clearly and definitely:

specify

Meaning appoint (someone) to a specified office or post:

designate

Meaning come or bring to a resolution in the mind as a result of consideration:

decide

Meaning demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement:

stipulate

Meaning resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem):

settle

Meaning set the boundaries or limits of:

demarcate

Meaning walk or run with leaping strides:

bound

Meaning determine the limits or boundaries of:

delimit

Meaning describe or portray (something) precisely:

delineate

Meaning restrict (something) within limits:

circumscribe

Words that rhyme with defines

Ines, Caines, Gaines, Haines, Novocaines, Raines, Rogaines, Staines, Xylocaines, alycompaines, benzocaines, betaines, chaines, cocaines, daines, darraines, delaines, demaines, demimondaines, douzaines, eucaines, faines, fredaines, germaines, graines, ibogaines, lidocaines, lignocaines, migraines, mondaines, moraines, novocaines, orthocaines, phenacaines, poulaines, procaines, ptomaines, raines, romaines, sdaines, sixaines, stovaines, tetracaines, thebaines, Sabines, albines, bearbines, bines, carabines, carbines

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