specify

(v) specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
- The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
stipulate, condition, qualify,
(v) decide upon or fix definitely
- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
fix, limit, set, determine, define,
(v) determine the essential quality of define, delimit, delimitate, delineate,
(v) be specific about
- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize,
(v) define clearly
- I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
narrow down, pin down, nail down, narrow, peg down,
(v) design or destine
- She was intended to become the director
destine, intend, designate,
(v) select something or someone for a specific purpose
- The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
set apart, assign,

stipulate condition qualify fix limit set determine define delimit delimitate delineate particularise particularize specialise specialize narrow down pin down nail down narrow peg down destine intend designate set apart assign

generalise generalize

specie

special species