determine
To set the boundaries or limits of.
Verb 4 meanings
To set the boundaries or limits of.
To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
To fix the course of; to impel and direct; with a remoter object preceded by to.
“The news of his father's illness determined him to depart immediately.”
Etymology
From Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, French déterminer, from Latin determināre (“to bound, limit, prescribe, fix, determine”), from de + termināre (“to limit”), from terminus (“bound, limit, end”).
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DETERMINE at a glance
DETERMINE has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + M 3 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,283 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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