simple past tense and past participle of define

(law, humorous) Any legal strategy or propaganda strategy that seeks to overwhelm its audience with nonsensical arguments, as a way of confusing the audience and drowning out legitimate opposing arguments.

explicitly defined / conclusive or decisive / definite, authoritative and complete / limiting; determining / (philately) general, not issued for commemorative purposes / (obsolete) Determined; resolved.

(grammar) a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something

An extension to a lexical definition for a specific purpose by including additional criteria that narrow down the set of things meeting the definition.

Respectful and considerate; showing deference. / Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions.

(intransitive) To misappropriate funds; to embezzle. / To cut off (a part of something). / To deduct or take away (a part of income, money, rents, etc.).

(semantics) A definition in which a new or extant term is given a new meaning for the purposes of argument or discussion in a given context.

(firearms) The adjustment of a sight, exactly parallel to the axis of the bore of the gun to which it is attached.

Change in azimuth setting applying to all guns in a battery when the target moves, or when a shift is made from one target to another. Deflection change does not include the deflection difference which allows for the difference in positions of the various guns firing at the same target.