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Narrow down   /nˈɛroʊ daʊn/   Listen
Narrow down

verb
1.
Define clearly.  Synonyms: nail down, narrow, peg down, pin down, specify.
2.
Become more focus on an area of activity or field of study.  Synonyms: narrow, specialise, specialize.





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"Narrow down" Quotes from Famous Books



... complacent and condescending spirit that was so perfectly absurd that now I wonder at my folly. Her reply was severe, but not so severe as I deserved, and she led me to see myself at last in a true light. It is little I can now ask or hope. My questions narrow down to these: Is Miss Vosburgh disposed to give me only justice? Have I offended her so deeply that she cannot meet me again? Had my final words no weight with her? She has inspired in me the earnest wish to achieve such character as I am capable of,—such as circumstances ...
— An Original Belle • E. P. Roe
... Violet had returned minus her pumps, "try to remember that it's just like a spelling match, girls; gradually we'll narrow down ...
— Betty Gordon at Boarding School - The Treasure of Indian Chasm • Alice Emerson


Words linked to "Narrow down" :   overspecialize, concretize, determine, diversify, alter, vary, overspecialise, specialise, change, nail down


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