Choose and Specify

Choose

Choose verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

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Specify and choose are semantically related. in set topic. In some cases you can use "Specify" instead a verb "Choose".

Nearby Words: choosy, choosing, choosey, chooser

Specify verb - To give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly.

Usage example: the document specifies precisely how you may use the information it contains

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Choose and specify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Choose" instead a verb "Specify".

people	choose people	specify people
husband	choose husband	specify husband
race	choose race	specify race
god	choose god	specify god
Other words: type, number, team, destination, time, way, characters, location, game, color, gender, skills.

Early versions of the Loaded Dice card did not specify that the value you choose to replace that of a die roll had to be between one and six.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Tabletop Board Games

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