Make and Specify

Make

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Specify and make are semantically related In some cases you can use "Specify" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

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

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

The Three Wise Men: They make their first appearance here, though Matthew doesn't specify that there were three exactly (that's a later tradition due to them bringing three gifts).

Source: Literature / The Four Gospels
If a character has curves, make sure to specify that they are in all the right places.

Source: Curves in All the Right Places
And in Quebec just about any bridge or church has at least even odds of invoking a similar legend - either an animal cross first, or the Devil specify in the contract "First soul to enter the completed church" and the priest decide that he can make-do with a church that's missing just the one stone.

Source: No Man of Woman Born

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