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define [ de·fine ]
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1. State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.
Counter-party data is defined as the data that identifies and describes trading partners.
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2. Give the meaning of (a word or phrase), especially in a dictionary.
the dictionary defines it as ‘a type of pasture’
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3. Make up or establish the character or essence of.
for some, the football club defines their identity
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4. Mark out the boundary or limits of.
Linda says Brittany, while not quite testing limits, is defining boundaries.
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5. Make clear the outline of; delineate.
she defined her eyes by applying eyeshadow to her eyelids
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1. 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’).
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