SPECIFICATE

Etymology

Verb

specificate (third-person singular simple present specificates, present participle specificating, simple past and past participle specificated)

(obsolete, transitive) To show, mark, or designate the species, or the distinguishing particulars of; to specify.

Source: Wiktionary


Spe*cif"i*cate, v. t. Etym: [See Specify.]

Definition: To show, mark, or designate the species, or the distinguishing particulars of; to specify. [Obs.] ir M. Hale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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