"semidefine" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: semidefines [present, singular, third-person], semidefining [participle, present], semidefined [participle, past], semidefined [past]
Etymology: From semi- + define. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|define}} semi- + define Head templates: {{en-verb}} semidefine (third-person singular simple present semidefines, present participle semidefining, simple past and past participle semidefined)
  1. To partially define
    Sense id: en-semidefine-en-verb-sTpFDr-H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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