5. (v.i.)specify to make a specific mention or statement.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF specifier < ML specificāre. See specific , -fy)
Definition of 'specify'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)stipulate, qualify, condition, specify 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"
2. (verb)specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit decide upon or fix definitely "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
3. (verb)specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate determine the essentialquality of
4. (verb)specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise be specific about "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"
5. (verb)pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify define clearly "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
6. (verb)intend, destine, designate, specify design or destine "She was intended to become the director"
7. (verb)assign, specify, set apart select something or someone for a specificpurpose "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
1. (verb)specify to state sth exactly and in every detail They said to bring footwear but they didn't specify what type.
Definition of 'specify'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)specify 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
Definitions of specify 
Afrikaans: spesifiseer
Arabic: يُسَمّي
Bulgarian: упоменавам
Brazilian: especificar
Czech: zpřesnit
German: (einzeln)angeben
Danish: specificere; beskrive nær
Greek: καθορίζω, προσδιορίζω, πρ
Spanish: especificar
Estonian: kirjeldama, täpselt määra
Farsi: مشخص كردن
Finnish: eritellä
French: préciser
Hebrew: לְפָרֵט
Hindi: नाम लेना
Croatian: imenovati, pobliže označi
Hungarian: közelebbről meghatároz
Indonesian: menyebutkan
Icelandic: tilgreina
Italian: specificare
Japanese: 指定する
Korean: 구체화 하다
Lithuanian: apibūdinti, nurodyti
Latvian: precizēt; nosaukt; uzskai
Malay: menentukan
Dutch: proecies noemen
Norwegian: spesifisere, beskrive nær
Polish: wskazywać
Persian: مشخص كردن
Pashto: معلومول
Portuguese: especificar
Romanian: a preciza
Russian: определять
Slovak: určiť, spresniť
Slovenian: natančno imenovati
Serbian: tačno navesti
Swedish: specificera
Thai: กำหนด
Turkish: açıkça belirtmek
Taiwanese: 指明，具體說明
Ukrainian: точно визначати, встановл
Urdu: طلب کرنا
Vietnamese: ghi rõ, định rõ
Chinese: 指定，具体说明
