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Define

/dɪˈfaɪn/

A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.

📖 Definitions of "Define"

noun

1
A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.

verb

1
To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
"the defining power of an optical instrument"
2
To settle, decide (an argument etc.)
3
To express the essential nature of something.
"I define myself as a techno-anarchist."
4
To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
"The textbook defined speed as velocity divided by time."

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
delineateverb	To describe or depict with words or gestures.
specifyverb	(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
delimitateverb	To delimit, especially in the computing sense.
delimitverb	(transitive, literal, figurative) To mark or fix the limits of.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
specifyverb	(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
delimitateverb	To delimit, especially in the computing sense.
delimitverb	(transitive, literal, figurative) To mark or fix the limits of.
delineateverb	To describe or depict with words or gestures.
specifyingnoun	The act or process of stating or describing something clearly and exactly.
definitional	Of or relating to a definition.
explainverb	(transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
clarifyingnoun	Providing clarity; making clear.
devisingnoun	the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will
indicateverb	(transitive, sometimes with 'of') To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
identifyingnoun	An act of identification.
createverb	(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
shapeverb	(transitive) To give something a shape and definition.
identifyverb	(transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.
identificationnoun	A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
designateverb	To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
characterizeverb	(transitive) To be typical of.
deviseverb	(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
describeverb	(transitive) To represent in words.
introduceverb	(transitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).