define

define (http://definr.com/define)

     v 1: give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define
          `sadness'"
     2: determine the essential quality of [syn: specify, delineate,
         delimit, delimitate]
     3: determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"
     4: delineate the form or outline of: "The tree was clearly
        defined by the light"; "The camera could define the
        smallest object" [syn: delineate]