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Antonyms for determine
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-tur-min |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtɜr mɪn |
Definition of determine
Origin :- mid-14c., "to come to an end," also "to settle, decide" (late 14c.), from Old French determiner (12c.) or directly from Latin determinare "to enclose, bound, set limits to," from de- "off" (see de-) + terminare "to mark the end or boundary," from terminus "end, limit" (see terminus). Sense of "coming to a firm decision" (to do something) is from mid-15c. Related: Determined; determining; determiner.
- verb conclude, decide
- verb discover, find out
- verb choose, decide
- verb dictate, govern, regulate
- But if you determine as we would have you, and signify it to us, we shall not stand with you for a week or so.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- What real worth might lie under this sunny surface the future must determine.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- So far as he could determine, she: had not even sunk once beneath the surface.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- It is my duty, father, blindly to follow all you determine upon for me.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- And always he watched me, for what purpose I could not determine.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Just what this angle of ascension may be is difficult to determine.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- For the sea, you know, is the first thought of boys who determine to be runaways.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- It is impossible to determine nicely where the land ends and the sea begins.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- If we determine on Eden, the business shall be commenced as soon as we get there.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
Synonyms for determine
- actuate
- add up to
- affect
- arbitrate
- ascertain
- boil down to
- bound
- call the shots
- catch on
- certify
- check
- cinch
- circumscribe
- clinch
- command
- complete
- condition
- control
- decide
- delimit
- demonstrate
- destine
- detect
- devise
- direct
- dispose
- divine
- doom
- drive
- elect
- end
- establish
- fate
- figure
- figure out
- finger
- finish
- fix
- fix upon
- foreordain
- halt
- have a hunch
- hear
- impel
- impose
- incline
- induce
- influence
- invent
- lead
- learn
- limit
- make out
- make up mind
- manage
- mark off
- measure
- modify
- move
- nail down
- opt
- ordain
- persuade
- pin down
- plot
- predestine
- predetermine
- predispose
- preform
- preordain
- purpose
- regulate
- resolve
- rule
- see
- settle
- shape
- size up
- take a decision
- tap
- tell
- terminate
- tumble
- ultimate
- unearth
- verify
- wind up
- work out
- wrap up
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