Define and Name

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Define verb - To point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group.

Usage example: a woman who is defined by her unswerving loyalty to her friends

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Name is a synonym for define in give description topic. In some cases you can use "Name" instead a verb "Define".

Name verb - Mention and identify by name.

Usage example: name your accomplices!

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Define is a synonym for name in give a title topic. Sometimes you can use "Define" instead a verb "Name".

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

character	define character	name character
hero	define hero	name hero
name	define name	name name
form	define form	name form
Other words: show, way, characters, world, game, child, film, anyone.

Taoism teaches that to name something is to define it, and since the Tao is infinite, it has no definition, and therefore no name.

Source: Insistent Terminology / Religion
Robinsonade takes its name from the 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, which spawned enough imitations that its name was used to define a genre.

Source: Robinsonade
They have the success, widespread appeal, and share a similar name with Manchester United, and apparently have a song written for the team that's come to define them, like Liverpool.

Source: Literature / Quidditch Through the Ages

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