Label and Specify

Label

Label verb - To give a name to.
Usage example: in the past, teachers had a tendency to label the students “slow learners” when in fact they had treatable learning disabilities
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Specify and label are semantically related in mark topic. In some cases you can use "Specify" instead a verb "Label", when it comes to topics like action.

Nearby Words: labeled, labelled, labeling

Specify

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

Label and specify are semantically related in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Label" instead a verb "Specify".

Common collocations

people label people specify people
part label part specify part
way label way specify way
characters label characters specify characters
Other words: game, items, player.
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