Collocations for define - verb

accurately, carefully, correctly, exactly, explicitly, precisely, specifically
It is important to define these terms accurately.

clearly, fully, sharply, strongly, well
adequately
There may be problems if responsibilities are not adequately defined.

poorly
broadly
We have chosen to define the scope of our study quite broadly.

loosely, vaguely
closely, narrowly, rigidly, rigorously, strictly, tightly
succinctly
simply, solely
easily
formally, officially
objectively
traditionally
culturally, geographically, socially
the culturally defined role of women

legally

be difficult to, be impossible to
be easy to
Social values are not easy to define.

as
Thread count is defined as the number of threads in one square inch of fabric.

by
This type of lymphoma is defined by the presence of specific malignant cells.

in terms of
The difficulty of a problem was defined in terms of how long it took to complete.

Define is used with these nouns as the object:
boundary, category, concept, criterion, edge, era, essence, extent, goal, identity, limit, nature, objective, problem, requirement, role, scope, standard, term, type