specify vs be

specify and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
specify	No	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of specify; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than specify:

specify: determine the essential quality of
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

specify (verb)	be (verb)
design or destine	spend or use time
define clearly	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
select something or someone for a specific purpose	have an existence, be extant
be specific about	have life, be alive
decide upon or fix definitely	form or compose
specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
determine the essential quality of	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

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