determine

de·ter·mine (d

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v. de·ter·mined, de·ter·min·ing, de·ter·mines

v.tr.

a. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.

b. To end or decide, as by judicial action.

2. To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation. See Synonyms at discover.

3. To cause (someone) to come to a conclusion or resolution.

4. To be the cause of; regulate: Demand determines production.

5. To give direction to: The management committee determines departmental policy.

6. To limit in scope or extent.

7. Mathematics To fix or define the position, form, or configuration of.

8. Logic To explain or limit by adding differences.

9. Law To put an end to; terminate.

v.intr.

1. To reach a decision; resolve. See Synonyms at decide.

2. Law To come to an end.

[Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, from Latin dterminre, to limit : d-, de- + terminus, boundary.]

determine

Verb

[-mining, -mined]

1. to settle (an argument or a question) conclusively

2. to find out the facts about (something): the tests determined it was in fact cancer

3. to fix in scope, extent, etc.: to determine the degree of the problem

4. to make a decision [Latin determinare to set boundaries to]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	determine - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" ascertain, find out, find gauge - determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels" translate - determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA rectify - math: determine the length of; "rectify a curve" redetermine - fix, find, or establish again; "the physicists redetermined Planck's constant" sequence - determine the order of constituents in; "They sequenced the human genome" ascertain, find out, learn, watch, determine, see, check - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" refract - determine the refracting power of (a lens) count, numerate, enumerate, number - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" admeasure - determine the quantity of someone's share situate, locate - determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"
	2.	determine - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" shape, influence, regulate, mold dispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" disincline, indispose - make unwilling miscreate - shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies" carry weight - have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight" decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election" reshape - shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country" time - set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely" index - adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices" pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts" predetermine - determine beforehand cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
	3.	determine - fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" set identify, place - recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" date - assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings" value - fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate" filiate - fix the paternity of; "The court filiated the child born out of wedlock" format - determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) charge - set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage" initialise, initialize - assign an initial value to a computer program tax, assess - set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) price - determine the price of; "The grocer priced his wares high"
	4.	determine - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" specify, fix, limit, set, define quantify - use as a quantifier choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" name - mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!" reset - set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock" define - give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"
	5.	determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" decide, make up one's mind measure, measure out, mensurate - determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" will - determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended" seal - decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms" purpose, resolve - reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again" decree, rule - decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" orientate, orient - determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" adjudicate, try, judge - put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" govern, regularise, regularize, regulate, order - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
	6.	determine - fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property" narrow down, pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow, specify - define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify - determine the essential quality of
	7.	determine - settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" square off, square up, settle solve, clear - settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt" concert - settle by agreement; "concert one's differences" clinch - settle conclusively; "clinch a deal" resolve, conclude - reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation compromise - settle by concession
	8.	determine - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" ascertain, find out, learn, watch, see, check insure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, check, assure, control, see - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" ascertain, determine, find out, find - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" test - determine the presence or properties of (a substance)