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spec·i·fy [ spéssə f ] (past and past participle spec·i·fied, present participle spec·i·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular spec·i·fies)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. state something explicitly: to state or identify something in detail or explicitly

Can you specify a date when the order will be delivered?

2. stipulate something: to state something or make it a condition

The rules specify that pets cannot be kept here.

3. include something in specification: to include or state something in a specification

We had specified a 48-speed CD drive.

[13th century. Directly or via French spécifier< late Latin specificare< specificus (see specific)]

spec·i·fi·er [ spéssə f ər ] noun