Spec"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Specified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Specifying (?).] [F. spécifier, or OF.
especifier, fr. LL. specificare. See Species,
-fy.] To mention or name, as a particular thing; to
designate in words so as to distinguish from other things; as, to
specify the uses of a plant; to specify articles
purchased.
He has there given us an exact geography of Greece,
where the countries and the uses of their soils are
specified.
Pope.