 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
specified
adjective: clearly and explicitly stated; "meals are at specified
times" [ant: {unspecified}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
specify
verb
1: 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" [syn: {stipulate},
{qualify}, {condition}]
2: determine the essential quality of [syn: {define}, {delineate},
{delimit}, {delimitate}]
3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify
the parameters" [syn: {set}, {determine}, {fix}, {limit}]
4: be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism
of my paper?" [syn: {particularize}, {particularise}, {specialize},
{specialise}] [ant: {generalize}]
5: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this
game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow
down}, {narrow}]
6: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
[syn: {intend}, {destine}, {designate}]
7: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The
teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the
exercise" [syn: {assign}, {set apart}]
[also: {specified}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
specified
See {specify}
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Specify \Spec"i*fy\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Specified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Specifying}.] [F. sp['e]cifier, or OF. especifier,
fr. LL. specificare. See {Species}, {-fy}.]
To mention or name, as a particular thing; to designate in
words so as to distinguish from other things; as, to specify
the uses of a plant; to specify articles purchased.
He has there given us an exact geography of Greece,
where the countries and the uses of their soils are
specified. --Pope.
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