ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSspecify
ISEE/SSATeasy
specify
Meaning: to state something clearly and exactly
specify in a sentence
How specify is used in real sentences:
The directions specify that each answer must include evidence.
The form asks you to specify which club you want to join.
“Then she asked students to specify exactly where they had heard each detail.”
— from the passage The Blue Moth Story
Synonyms for specify
Other words for specify — state, name and identify — carry the same meaning.
- state
- name
- identify
Antonyms of specify
Words that mean the opposite of specify:
- generalize
Where it comes from
From Latin specificare 'to mention particularly' (species 'kind' + facere 'to make').
Word parts
- spec — look at, observe
specify: spec (look, appear) + -ify (make)
Memory hook
Specify pins down an exact detail, like a page number or club name.