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verb
Determine the essential quality of.
synonyms: define, delimit, delineate, specify.
is a specific kind of: be.
is a broader term that covers: determine | redefine.
derivation: characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word-painting, word picture.
Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something.
synonyms: delimit, demarcate.
is a specific kind of: bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel.
derivation: border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete | demarcation, demarcation line, limit.
Dutch: afbakenen, afgrenzen, afpalen, afperken, bebakenen, demarqueren, omschrijven
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