præciserer

Præciserer is the Danish verb meaning to make something more precise, to specify or clarify details. It is the present tense form used for all subjects (jeg præciserer, du præciserer, han præciserer). The action described by præciserer involves adding exact information or narrowing a statement to reduce ambiguity.

In practice, præciserer is used to refine terms, requirements, or instructions and to ensure accuracy in communication. It is common in academic, legal, technical, and administrative writing, as well as in everyday speech when a speaker needs to remove vagueness. Typical collocations include præcisere kravene (specify the requirements), præcisere betingelserne, or præcisere betydningen. For example, a contract may præciserer hvilke prøver som skal gennemføres, while a teacher præciserer fokus i en opgave.

Etymology and related terms: the verb is built on the Danish root præcis- meaning precise, with the verb-forming ending -ere. The act of making something precise is præcisering (the noun). The word shares cognates with related forms in other Scandinavian languages and with the French via Latin precīsus roots, reflected in the Danish term præcisere and its noun præcision. In usage, præciserer is often preferred over synonyms like specificere when emphasis is on clarifying meaning rather than simply listing details.

See also: præcisering (the act of making precise), præcis (precise), definition, clarification.