transitive verb determined, determining
- to set limits to; bound; define
- to settle (a dispute, question, etc.) conclusively; decide
- to reach a decision about after thought and investigation; decide upon
- to establish or affect the nature, kind, or quality of; fix: genes determine heredity
- to find out exactly; calculate precisely; ascertain: to determine a ship's position
- to give direction to; shape or affect
- Law to end; terminate
Origin:
ME determinen < OFr determiner < L determinare, to bound, limit < de-, from + terminare, to set bounds < terminus, an end: see term