specify in WordNet English dictionary

1. select something or someone for a specific purpose
   "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
   assign  specify  set apart 
   
2. 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"
   stipulate  qualify  condition  specify 
   
3. decide upon or fix definitely
   "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
   specify  set  determine  define  fix  limit 
   
4. determine the essential quality of
   specify  define  delineate  delimit  delimitate 
   
5. design or destine
   "She was intended to become the director"
   intend  destine  designate  specify 
   
6. define clearly
   "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
   pin down  peg down  nail down  narrow down  narrow  specify 
   
7. be specific about
   "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"
   specify  particularize  particularise  specialize  specialise