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de·ter·mine

Audio Help [di-tur-min] Pronunciation Key verb, -mined, -min·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.

2.	to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc.

3.	Geometry. to fix the position of.

4.	to cause, affect, or control; fix or decide causally: Demand for a product usually determines supply.

5.	to give direction or tendency to; impel.

6.	Logic. to limit (a notion) by adding differentiating characteristics.

7.	Chiefly Law. to put an end to; terminate.

8.	to lead or bring (a person) to a decision.

9.	to decide upon.

–verb (used without object)

10.	to come to a decision or resolution; decide.

11.	Chiefly Law. to come to an end.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME determinen < AF, OF determiner < L détermināre, equiv. to dé- de- + termināre to bound, limit; see terminate

]

—Synonyms 1. resolve, adjust. See decide. 2. verify. 4. influence. 5. induce, lead, incline.

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de·ter·mine Audio Help   (dĭ-tûr'mĭn) Pronunciation Key
v.   de·ter·mined, de·ter·min·ing, de·ter·mines

v.   tr.

1. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.
2. To end or decide, as by judicial action.
To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation. See Synonyms at discover.
To cause (someone) to come to a conclusion or resolution.
To be the cause of; regulate: Demand determines production.
To give direction to: The management committee determines departmental policy.
To limit in scope or extent.
Mathematics To fix or define the position, form, or configuration of.
Logic To explain or limit by adding differences.
Law To put an end to; terminate.

v. intr.

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

determining
adjective
having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: deciding]