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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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  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  determine
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To fix the limits of.
Synonyms:  bound, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, limit, mark, measure
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  decide
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To make up or cause to make up one's mind.
Synonyms:  conclude, resolve, settle
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  discover
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or study.
Synonyms:  ascertain, find, hear, learn
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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