Related Words for defining

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Word	Syllables	Categories
shaping	/x	Noun, Verb
vague	/	Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb
redefining	xx/x	Verb
identifying	x/xxx	Verb
characterizing	/xxxx	Verb
determining	x/xx	Verb
distinguishing	x/xx	Adjective
codifying	/xxx	Verb
establishing	x/xx	Verb
specifying	/xxx	Verb
describing	x/x	Verb
delimiting	x/xx	Verb
characterising	xxx/x	Verb
classifying	/xxx	Verb
creating	x/x	Verb
quantifying	/xxx	Verb
differentiating	xx/xxx	Verb
encapsulating	x/xxx	Noun
assessing	x/x	Verb
evaluating	x/xxx	Verb
articulating	x/xxx	Verb
recognizing	/xxx	Verb
assigning	x/x	Verb
addressing	x/x	Verb
ascertaining	xx/x	Verb
justifying	/xxx	Verb
examining	x/xx	Verb
embodying	x/xx	Verb
demarcating	xx/x	Verb
designating	/xxx	Verb
formulating	/xxx	Verb
conceptualizing	x/xxx	Verb
exemplifying	x/xxx	Verb
implementing	/xxx	Verb
interpreting	/xxx	Verb
definable	x/xx	Adjective
associating	x/xxx	Verb
definition	xx/x	Noun
influencing	/xxx	Verb
analyzing	/xxx	Verb
aligning	x/x	Verb
operationalizing	xx/xxxx	Verb
constraining	x/x	Noun
elucidating	x/xxx	Verb
supporting	x/x	Verb
unifying	/xxx	Adjective
recreating	/xxx	Verb
controlling	x/x	Verb
pinpointing	/xx	Verb
outlining	/xx	Verb
reinterpreting	xx/xx	Verb
explicating	xxxx	Verb
clarifying	/xxx	Verb
guiding	/x	Verb
correlating	/xxx	Verb
categorizing	/xxxx	Noun
validating	/xxx	Verb
selecting	x/x	Verb
modifying	/xxx	Verb
portraying	x/x	Verb
referencing	/xxx	Noun
contextualizing	x/xxxx	Noun
initiating	x/xxx	Verb
enforcing	x/x	Verb
standardizing	/xxx	Verb
dissecting	x/x	Noun
preserving	x/x	Verb
managing	/xx	Noun
enumerating	x/xxx	Verb
transforming	x/x	Noun
regulating	/xxx	Verb
constructing	x/x	Verb
delineating	x/xxx	Verb
documenting	/xxx	Verb
deconstructing	xx/x	Verb
illustrating	/xxx	Verb
emphasizing	/xxx	Verb
developing	x/xx	Verb
confining	x/x	Verb
integrating	/xxx	Verb
highlighting	/xx	Verb
capturing	/xx	Verb
achieving	x/x	Verb
finding	/x	Noun
reshaping	x/x	Noun
forming	/x	Verb
relating	x/x	Verb
communicating	x/xxx	Verb
altering	/xx	Verb
analysing	x/xx	Verb
deriving	x/x	Verb
naming	/x	Noun
separating	/xxx	Verb
limiting	/xx	Verb
upholding	x/x	Verb
discovering	x/xx	Verb
embracing	x/x	Adjective
structuring	/xx	Noun
legitimizing	x/xxx	Verb
measuring	/xx	Verb
recognising	/xxx	Verb
introducing	xx/x	Verb
confronting	x/x	Verb
extending	x/x	Verb
discussing	x/x	Verb
prioritizing	x/xxx	Noun
maintaining	x/x	Verb
emulating	/xxx	Verb
conforming	x/x	Verb
presenting	x/x	Verb
invoking	x/x	Verb
visualizing	/xxx	Verb
allocating	/xxx	Verb
facilitating	x/xxx	Verb
effecting	x/x	Verb
configuring	x/xx	Noun
restricting	x/x	Verb
designing	x/x	Verb
solidifying	x/xxx	Verb
exploring	x/x	Verb
protecting	x/x	Verb
institutionalizing	xx/xxxx	Verb
ascribing	x/x	Verb
asserting	x/x	Verb
preventing	x/x	Verb
acknowledging	x/xx	Verb
transcending	x/x	Verb
tackling	/x	Verb
individualizing	xx/xxxx	Noun
dividing	x/x	Verb
diagnosing	xx/x	Verb
reexamining	xx/xx	Verb
elevating	/xxx	Verb
reconceptualizing	xx/xxx	Verb
explaining	x/x	Verb
reflecting	x/x	Verb
resolving	x/x	Verb
formalizing	/xxx	Verb
sustaining	x/x	Adjective
detecting	x/x	Verb
isolating	/xxx	Verb
replicating	/xxx	Verb
connecting	x/x	Verb
respecting	x/x	Verb
representing	xx/x	Verb
generating	/xxx	Noun
extracting	x/x	Verb
declaring	x/x	Verb
enacting	x/x	Verb
reinventing	xx/x	Name
positing	/xx	Noun
reconciling	/xxx	Verb
securing	x/x	Verb
conceptualising	x/xxx	Noun
reclaiming	x/x	Verb
evoking	x/x	Verb
depicting	x/x	Verb
adapting	x/x	Verb
reconstructing	xx/x	Verb
reassessing	xx/x	Verb
envisioning	x/xx	Verb
reasserting	xx/x	Verb
deciphering	x/xx	Noun
uniting	x/x	Verb
accentuating	x/xxx	Verb
diagnostic	xx/x	Adjective
definite	/xx	Adjective
declaratory	x/xxx	Noun
distinctive	x/x	Adjective
abstract	x/	Name
indefinite	x/xx	Adjective
deictic	/xx	Adjective
marked	/	Adjective
defective	x/x	Adjective
particular	x/xx	Adjective
infinitival	x/xxx	Noun
your	/	Noun
moment	/x	Noun
characteristics	xxx/x	Noun
objectives	x/x	Noun
feature	/x	Noun
attributes	/xx	Noun
terms	/	Noun
goals	/	Noun
period	/xx	Noun
affirming	x/x	Adjective, Noun
aforementioned	x/xx	Adjective, Noun
analogy	x/xx	Noun
antidote	/xx	Noun, Verb
articulation	xxx/x	Noun
bounding	/x	Noun, Adjective
charting	/x	Noun
chronological	xx/xx	Adjective
citation	x/x	Noun
conclusive	x/x	Adjective
constituting	/xxx	Verb
constitutive	/xxx	Adjective
containing	x/x	Noun
criminalizing	/xxxx	Verb
critical	/xx	Adjective, Noun
crucial	/x	Adjective
deciding	x/x	Noun, Adjective
decisive	x/x	Adjective
deeming	/x	Noun
def	x	Noun, Adjective, Adverb
delineation	xxx/x	Noun
detailing	x/x	Noun
determinant	x/xx	Noun, Adjective
determination	xxx/x	Noun
determinative	x/xxx	Adjective, Noun
deviance	/xx	Noun
devising	x/x	Noun
distinction	x/x	Noun
drafting	/x	Noun
drawing	/x	Noun
elaborating	x/xxx	Verb
establishment	x/xx	Noun
fixing	/x	Verb, Noun
formulation	xx/x	Noun
framing	/x	Noun
iconic	x/x	Adjective
identification	xxxx/x	Noun
important	x/x	Adjective
indicating	/xxx	Verb
instructions	x/x	Verb
instrumental	xx/x	Adjective, Noun
interactional	xx/xx	Adjective
interrelated	xxx/x	Adjective
justification	xxx/x	Noun
key	/	Adjective, Noun, Verb
laying	/x	Noun
pivotal	/xx	Adjective
positioning	x/xx	Noun
preparing	x/x	Noun
prescribing	x/x	Verb, Noun
problematic	xx/x	Adjective, Noun
providing	x/x	Noun
referential	xx/x	Adjective
setting	/x	Noun, Adjective
socializing	/xxx	Noun
specification	xxx/x	Noun
stating	/x	Noun
stipulating	/xxx	Verb
systematization	/xxx/x	Noun
telling	/x	Adjective, Noun
undefined	xx/	Adjective
unique	x/	Adjective, Noun
vital	/x	Adjective, Noun
literally	/xxx	Adverb
sorta	/x	Adverb
collocation	xx/x	Noun
idiomatic	xxx/x	Adjective, Noun
expression	x/x	Noun
no	/	Noun, Adverb, Adjective
anymore	xx/	Adverb
chunk	/	Noun, Verb
cluster	/x	Noun, Verb
milestone	/x	Noun, Verb
vernacular	x/xx	Noun, Adjective
bulletproof	/xx	Adjective, Verb
standard	/x	Adjective, Noun
dialect	/xx	Noun
headlines	/x	Noun