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To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.

(obsolete) To settle, decide {{q|an argument etc.}} (17th c.)

To express the essential nature of something.

To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.

To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; ''used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.''

To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.

(mathematics) To establish the referent of a term or notation.

(programming) A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.