determine

Definition

To set the boundaries or limits of.

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”).

Example Sentences

• "[God] hath determined the times before appointed."
• "The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined by the view or sight."
• "Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless."