From en.wiktionary.org:
[détermine]
** English
*** Alternative forms
- [en]
*** Etymology
From [en], from [en], [fr], from [en], from [la] + [la], from [la].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. To set the boundaries or limit s of.
2. * [en]
3. * [en]
4. To ascertain definitely ; to figure out , find out , or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
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|passage=Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his
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1. To fix the form or character of; to shape ; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate ; to settle .
2. * [en]
3. * [en]
4. * [year=1976]
5. To fix the course of; to impel and direct ; with a remoter object preceded by _to_ .
6. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy ; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide .
7. To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.
8. [en] To define or limit by adding a differentia .
9. [en] To bring to an end , finish ; to come to an end , stop , end .
10. * [IV]
11. * [en]
12. * [en]
13. * [en]
**** Derived terms
{{col|en|codetermine|determinability|determinable|determinably|determinise|determinize|foredetermine|misdetermine|predetermine|redetermine|undeterminable|undetermine
|determinant |determination |determinative |determiner |determinism
|determinist |deterministic |overdetermine |self-determine |underdetermine }}
**** Translations
[to set the limits of]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Cornish: [kw]
- Czech: [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Estonian: [et]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Galician: [gl]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Hindi: [hi]
- Icelandic: [is]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja] , [ja]
- Macedonian: [mk] , [mk]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Thai: [th]
- Ukrainian: [uk] , [uk]
- Zazaki: [zza]
[trans-bottom]
[to ascertain definitely]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Cornish: [kw]
- Czech: [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Estonian: [et] , [et]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Hindi: [hi]
- Icelandic: [is]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja] , [ja]
- Latin: [la]
- Macedonian: [mk] , [mk] , [mk]
- Maori: [mi]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
[trans-bottom]
*** Further reading
- [R:Webster 1913]
- [R:Century 1911]
- [R:OneLook]
- [page=98]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en] [en]
** Galician
*** Verb
[gl]
1. [determinar]
** Ladin
*** Verb
[lld]
1. [lld]
2. [lld]
3. [lld]
4. [lld]
** Portuguese
*** Verb
[pt]
1. [determinar]
** Romanian
*** Pronunciation
- [ro]
*** Verb
[ro]
1. [ro]
** Spanish
*** Pronunciation
[es-pr]
*** Verb
[es]
1. [determinar]