To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.
To set bounds to; to fix the determination
of; to limit; to bound; to bring to an end; to finish.
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; as, another's will
determined me to this course.
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.
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.
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.
To define or limit by
adding a differentia.
To ascertain
the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the
parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.
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