Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - determine

 verb  (~d; determining)  Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~r, from Latin determinare, from de- + terminare to limit, from terminus boundary, limit — more at term  Date: 14th century  transitive verb  1.  a. to fix conclusively or authoritatively ~ national policy  b. to decide by judicial sentence ~ a plea  c. to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possibilities trying to ~ the best time to go  d. resolve she ~ed to do better  2.  a. to fix the form, position, or character of beforehand ; ordain two points ~ a straight line  b. to bring about as a result ; regulate demand ~s the price  3.  a. to fix the boundaries of  b. to limit in extent or scope  c. to put or set an end to ; terminate ~ an estate  4. to find out or come to a decision about by investigation, reasoning, or calculation ~ the answer to the problem ~ a position at sea  5. to bring about the determination of ~ the fate of a cell  intransitive verb  1. to come to a decision  2. to come to an end or become void  Synonyms: see decide, discover