Quote
Specify
Specify verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.
Usage example: police reports didn't specify the model of car the robbers were driving
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| word | quote word | specify word |
| characters | quote characters | specify characters |
| game | quote game | specify game |
| mother | quote mother | specify mother |
| Other words: song. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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However, he "failed to specify when or where" to quote Barbossa, resulting in her being forced to walk the plank.
Source: Unhand Them, Villain!
Cite this Source
Specify and Quote. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/quote/specify
Quote & Specify. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/quote/specify>.
Specify or Quote. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/quote/specify.
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