The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Specify \Spec"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Specified; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Specifying.] [F. sp['e]cifier, 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.
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         He has there given us an exact geography of Greece,
         where the countries and the uses of their soils are
         specified.                               --Pope.
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