| naming | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. naming | the verbal act of naming.; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals" |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ acrophony | naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter. |
| ~ numeration | naming numbers. |
| ~ denotation, indication | the act of indicating or pointing out by name. |
| ~ specification | naming explicitly. |
| n. (act) | 2. appointment, assignment, designation, naming | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position.; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" |
| ~ decision, determination, conclusion | the act of making up your mind about something.; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" |
| ~ nomination | the act of officially naming a candidate.; "the Republican nomination for Governor" |
| ~ co-optation, co-option | the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent). |
| ~ delegacy | the appointment of a delegate. |
| ~ ordinance, ordination | the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders.; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination" |
| ~ recognition | designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body.; "he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman" |
| adj. | 3. appellative, naming | inclined to or serving for the giving of names.; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites" |
| ~ denotative, denotive | having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming. |
| specify | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. condition, qualify, specify, stipulate | 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" |
| ~ contract, undertake | enter into a contractual arrangement. |
| ~ stipulate | give a guarantee or promise of.; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners" |
| ~ provide | determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation.; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech" |
| v. (communication) | 2. define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify | decide upon or fix definitely.; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" |
| ~ quantify | use as a quantifier. |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ name | mention and identify by name.; "name your accomplices!" |
| ~ reset | set anew.; "They re-set the date on the clock" |
| ~ define | give a definition for the meaning of a word.; "Define `sadness'" |
| v. (stative) | 3. define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify | determine the essential quality of. |
| ~ determine | fix in scope; fix the boundaries of.; "the tree determines the border of the property" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ redefine | give a new or different definition to.; "She redefined his duties" |
| v. (communication) | 4. particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify | be specific about.; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" |
| ~ elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, exposit, flesh out, enlarge, expand | add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" |
| ~ spell out | make explicit; specify in detail.; "You should spell out your demands" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify | define clearly.; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" |
| ~ determine | fix in scope; fix the boundaries of.; "the tree determines the border of the property" |
| ~ concretize | make something concrete. |
| v. (cognition) | 6. designate, destine, intend, specify | design or destine.; "She was intended to become the director" |
| ~ plan | make plans for something.; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
| ~ mean | destine or designate for a certain purpose.; "These flowers were meant for you" |
| ~ design | plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect.; "This room is not designed for work" |
| ~ slate | designate or schedule.; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor" |
| ~ aim, calculate, direct | specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public. |
| v. (cognition) | 7. assign, set apart, specify | select something or someone for a specific purpose.; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ dedicate | set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church. |
| ~ detail | assign to a specific task.; "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station" |
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