de·ter·mined
(dĭ-tûŕmĭnd)
adjective
- Marked by or showing determination; resolute: was engaged in a protracted struggle with a determined enemy.
- Decided or resolved.
derivatives
- de·teŕmined·ly
- adverb
- de·teŕmined·ness
- noun
de·ter·mine
(dĭ-tûŕmĭn)
[Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, from Latin dētermināre, to limit, dē-, de-, + terminus, boundary.]
verb: -mined, -min·ing, -mines.
transitive verb
- To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.
- To end or decide, as by judicial action.
- To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation. See synonyms at discover
- To cause (someone) to come to a conclusion or resolution.
- To be the cause of; regulate: Demand determines production.
- To give direction to: The management committee determines departmental policy.
- To limit in scope or extent.
- Mathematics To fix or define the position, form, or configuration of.
- Logic To explain or limit by adding differences.
- Law To put an end to; terminate.
intransitive verb
- To reach a decision; resolve. See synonyms at decide
- Law To come to an end.
