define
verb (used with object)
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.).
definer
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a word derived from
define.
Example Sentences
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Woodstock, taking place 100 miles away later that same summer, would become a generation definer with its top-grossing film and chart-topping soundtrack.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2022
“The definer of the legislation wins this battle,” Luntz said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2021
Stepping into this role, that is a life definer.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2020
Wright paraphrases the hilariously named philosopher Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, writing that “the definer of all things” is “beyond wisdom, beyond denial.”
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 4, 2019
To circumscribe poetry by a definition, will only shew the narrowness of the definer; though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 by James Boswell
