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de⋅ter⋅mine
[di-tur-min]
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. |
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de·ter·mine (dĭ-tûr'mĭn) v. de·ter·mined, de·ter·min·ing, de·ter·mines v. tr.
[Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, from Latin dētermināre, to limit : dē-, de- + terminus, boundary.] |
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Determine
De*ter"mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Determined; p. pr. & vb. n. Determining.] [F. d['e]terminer, L. determinare, determinatum; de + terminare limit, terminus limit. See Term.]1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate. [God] hath determined the times before appointed. --Acts xvii. 26. 2. To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit; to bound; to bring to an end; to finish. The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined by the view or sight. --Bacon. Now, where is he that will not stay so long Till his friend sickness hath determined me? --Shak. 3. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle. The character of the soul is determined by the character of its God. --J. Edwards. Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time or other might influence or even determine her course of life. --W. Black. 4. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will determined me to this course. 5. To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific character or name of; to assign to its true place in a system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered plant or its name. 6. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as, the court has determined the cause. 7. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as, this determined him to go immediately. 8. (Logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia. 9. (Physical Sciences) To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.Determine
De*ter"mine\, v. i. 1. To come to an end; to end; to terminate. [Obs.] He who has vented a pernicious doctrine or published an ill book must know that his life determine not together. --South. Estates may determine on future contingencies. --Blackstone. 2. To come to a decision; to decide; to resolve; -- often with on. "Determine on some course." --Shak. He shall pay as the judges determine. --Ex. xxi. 22.
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Language Translation for : determine
Spanish:
determinar, decidir,
German:
bestimmen,
Japanese:
決定する
determine
c.1374, "to come to an end," also "to settle, decide," from O.Fr. determiner (12c.), from L. determinare "set limits to," from de- "off" + terminare "to mark the end or boundary," from terminus "end, limit." Sense of "coming to a firm decision" (to do something) is from 1450. Determination "quality of being resolute" is from 1822. Determinism is 1846 in theology (lack of free will); 1876 in general sense of "the doctrine that everything that happens is determined by a necessary chain of causation."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: de·ter·mine
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -mined; -min·ing
: to make a determination regarding
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: de·ter·mine
Pronunciation: di-'t&r-m&n
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: de·ter·mined;de·ter·min·ing /-'t&rm-(&-)ni[ng]/
1 a : to obtain definite information about with regard to quantity, character, magnitude, orlocation <determine the ionic concentration> <determine the creatinine in blood serum> b : to discover the taxonomic position or the generic and specificnames of
2 : to bring about the determination of <determine the fate of a cell>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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determine
see bound and determined.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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