specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
(verb) be specific about; “Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
particularize (third-person singular simple present particularizes, present participle particularizing, simple past and past participle particularized)
(transitive) To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out.
(transitive, intransitive) To be specific about (individual instances); to go into detail (about), to specify.
(intransitive) To differentiate, make distinct from others.
• (to restrict to a specific case): set apart; see also segregate
• (to go into detail): clarify, explicitize; specify
• (to make distinct from others): distinguish, severalize; see also differentiate
Source: Wiktionary
Par*tic"u*lar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Particularized; p. pr. & vb. n. Particularizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. particulariser.]
Definition: To give as a particular, or as the particulars; to mention particularly; to give the particulars of; to enumerate or specify in detail. He not only boasts of his parentage as an Israelite, but particularizes his descent from Benjamin. Atterbury.
Par*tic"u*lar*ize, v. i.
Definition: To mention or attend to particulars; to give minute details; to be circumstantial; as, to particularize in a narrative.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 October 2024
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
