Determine Definition

dĭ-tûrmĭn

determined, determines, determining

verb

determined, determines, determining

To reach a decision about after thought and investigation; decide upon.

Webster's New World

To settle (a dispute, question, etc.) conclusively; decide.

Webster's New World

To give direction to; shape or affect.

Webster's New World

To cause (someone) to come to a decision or resolution.

American Heritage

To set limits to; bound; define.

Webster's New World

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Origin of Determine

From Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, French déterminer, from Latin determinare (“to bound, limit, prescribe, fix, determine”), from de + terminare (“to limit”), from terminus (“bound, limit, end”).

From Wiktionary
Middle English determinen from Old French determiner from Latin dētermināre to limit dē- de- terminus boundary

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition