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to draw or make apparent the outline of<the glass skyscraperʼs sleek silhouette was strikingly defined by the setting sun to its west>— see outline 1
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to mark the limits of<the river defines the town on the south>— see limit 2
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to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group<a student who is defined by her unswerving loyalty to her friends>— see characterize 1
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to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly<let me define the task so that there is no doubt in your minds about what needs to be done>— see prescribe
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