nounπShareA kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs."The define for "student ID" in the school's database replaces the phrase "student number" with "student ID" throughout all records. "computingtechnicaltechnologyinternetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly."the defining power of an optical instrument"languagelinguisticscommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo settle, decide (an argument etc.)"The parents decided to define the rules for using the computer after arguing with their son. "actionlawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo express the essential nature of something."I define myself as a techno-anarchist."languagelinguisticswordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol."The textbook defined speed as velocity divided by time."languagelinguisticswordcommunicationsigneducationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression."Person 1: Is she good at math?"languagecommunicationlinguisticswritingwordeducationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept."to define the legal boundaries of a property"languagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo establish the referent of a term or notation."The teacher defined "perimeter" as the distance around a shape. "languagelinguisticscommunicationwritingwordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
