determinev.

Brit.

/dᵻˈtəːmᵻn/, U.S.

/dəˈtərmən/,

/diˈtərmən/

Etymology: < Old French determine-r (12th cent. in Littré), = Provençal, Spanish, Italian determinar , < Latin dētermināre to bound, limit, determine, fix, < Latin de- prefix 1c + termināre to set bounds to.

I. To put an end or limit to; to come to an end.

a. transitive. To put an end to (in time); to bring to an end; to end, conclude, terminate. (Now chiefly in Law.)

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the world > action or operation > completing > complete (an action or piece of work) [verb (transitive)] > bring to an end or conclusion

finec1300

finisha1375

concludec1430

determine1483

to wind off1650

parclose1667

to wind up1780

eventuate1816

to round out1856

mop1859

to wrap up1922

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > bring to an end or conclude [verb (transitive)]

yendc1000

abatec1300

finec1300

endc1305

finisha1375

definec1384

terminec1390

achievea1393

out-enda1400

terminate?a1425

conclude1430

close1439

to bring adowna1450

terma1475

adetermine1483

determine1483

to knit up1530

do1549

parclose1558

to shut up1575

expire1578

date1589

to close up1592

period1595

includea1616

apostrophate1622

to wind off1650

periodizea1657

dismiss1698

to wind up1740

to put the lid on1873

to put the tin hat on something1900

to wash up1925

1483 Cath. Angl. 98 To Determyn, determinare, diffinire, distinguere, finire.

?1510 T. More tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. c.i Deth determineth the manyfolde incommoditees..of this life.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. Prol. f. iii^v At the Conquest I haue Eke determyned The .vi. part.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lviii. 199 It behoueth vs shortely to determyne oure besynes.

1651 P. Smith in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 573 Here also God determined his travails.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 167. ⁋5 Her Husband's Death.. would certainly have determined her Life.

1785 W. Paley Moral & Polit. Philos. (1818) I. 326 To determine a connexion which is become odious to both.

1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) IV. 444 A warranty..may be defeated, determined, or avoided, in all or in part.

1841 H. J. Stephen New Comm. Laws Eng. I. 269 The lessee..hath determined his estate by his own default.

1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. (1875) II. xvi. 441 The death of Edward III determined the crisis.

†b. To cause to end in (some conclusion). Obsolete.

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1656 J. Denham Destr. Troy 7 The people joyn'd In glad consent, and all their common fear Determine in my fate.

1673 W. Temple Observ. United Provinces i. 73 Albert bent the whole force of the War upon France, till he determin'd it in a Peace with that Crown.

a. intransitive (for reflexive). To come to an end; to cease to exist or be in force; to expire, to die. (Now chiefly in Law.)

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the world > life > death > [verb (intransitive)]

forsweltc888

sweltc888

adeadeOE

deadc950

wendeOE

i-wite971

starveOE

witea1000

forfereOE

forthfareOE

forworthc1000

to go (also depart , pass, i-wite, chare) out of this worldOE

queleOE

fallOE

to take (also nim, underfo) (the) deathOE

to shed (one's own) blood?a1100

diec1135

endc1175

farec1175

to give up the ghostc1175

letc1200

aswelta1250

leavea1250

to-sweltc1275

to-worthc1275

to yield (up) the ghost (soul, breath, life, spirit)c1290

finea1300

spilla1300

part?1316

to leese one's life-daysa1325

to nim the way of deathc1325

to tine, leave, lose the sweatc1330

flit1340

trance1340

determinec1374

disperisha1382

to go the way of all the eartha1382

to be gathered to one's fathers1382

miscarryc1387

shut1390

goa1393

to die upa1400

expirea1400

fleea1400

to pass awaya1400

to seek out of lifea1400–50

to sye hethena1400

tinea1400

trespass14..

espirec1430

to end one's days?a1439

decease1439

to go away?a1450

ungoc1450

unlivec1450

to change one's lifea1470

vade1495

depart1501

to pay one's debt to (also the debt of) naturea1513

to decease this world1515

to go over?1520

jet1530

vade1530

to go westa1532

to pick over the perch1532

galpa1535

to die the death1535

to depart to God1548

to go home1561

mort1568

inlaikc1575

shuffle1576

finish1578

to hop (also tip, pitch over, drop off, etc.) the perch1587

relent1587

unbreathe1589

transpass1592

to lose one's breath1596

to make a die (of it)1611

to go offa1616

fail1623

to go out1635

to peak over the percha1641

exita1652

drop1654

to knock offa1657

to kick upa1658

to pay nature her due1657

ghost1666

to march off1693

to die off1697

pike1697

to drop off1699

tip (over) the perch1699

to pass (also go, be called, etc.) to one's reward1703

sink1718

vent1718

to launch into eternity1719

to join the majority1721

demise1727

to pack off1735

to slip one's cable1751

turf1763

to move off1764

to pop off the hooks1764

to hop off1797

to pass on1805

to go to glory1814

sough1816

to hand in one's accounts1817

to slip one's breatha1819

croak1819

to slip one's wind1819

stiffen1820

weed1824

buy1825

to drop short1826

to fall (a) prey (also victim, sacrifice) to1839

to get one's (also the) call1839

to drop (etc.) off the hooks1840

to unreeve one's lifeline1840

to step out1844

to cash, pass or send in one's checks1845

to hand in one's checks1845

to go off the handle1848

to go under1848

succumb1849

to turn one's toes up1851

to peg out1852

walk1858

snuff1864

to go or be up the flume1865

to pass outc1867

to cash in one's chips1870

to go (also pass over) to the majority1883

to cash in1884

to cop it1884

snuff1885

to belly up1886

perch1886

to kick the bucket1889

off1890

to knock over1892

to pass over1897

to stop one1901

to pass in1904

to hand in one's marble1911

the silver cord is loosed1911

pip1913

to cross over1915

conk1917

to check out1921

to kick off1921

to pack up1925

to step off1926

to take the ferry1928

peg1931

to meet one's Maker1933

to kiss off1935

to crease it1959

zonk1968

cark1977

to cark it1979

to take a dirt nap1981

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > be at an end [verb (intransitive)] > come to an end, terminate, or expire

to run outeOE

endOE

stintc1275

slakea1300

overpassc1350

determinec1374

overruna1393

dispend1393

failc1399

missa1400

to wear out, forth1412

stanchc1420

to come outa1450

terminea1450

expire?c1450

finish1490

conclude1593

upclose1603

terminate1608

to shut up1609

to wind off1650

stop1733

to fall in1771

close1821

to blaze out1884

outgive1893

to play out1964

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 330 (379) That rather dye I wold, and determyne, As thinkith me, stokkid in prisoun.

1571 in T. Wright Churchwardens' Accts. Ludlow (1869) 147 His interest in the said pewe to determyne.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 73 His life was to determine with his fathers.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. iii. 44 Must all determine heere?

1677 R. Cary Palæologia Chronica ii. i. i. v. 104 The Year..was that in which the 4th of the 6th Olympiad did Determine.

1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives (1879) I. 422/2 The changes we have to experience only determine with our lives.

1798 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. IV (ed. 5) 245 The custom ceased and determined at Sir Matthew Mite's election.

1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) V. 56 In fact the estate of Martin did not determine by his death, surrender, or forfeiture, but by the death of King Charles II.

1883 W. E. Gladstone Speech in Comm. 19 July The privileges..do not determine with the life of M. de Lesseps.

b. To end in (a termination, conclusion, or result); ‘to end consequentially’ (Johnson). Obsolete or archaic.

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1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 126 As long as issue male continued, which determined in Iohn Moubray Duke of Norfolke.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) IV. 127 As long as their rage determined in his person, he opened not his mouth.

1654 J. Trapp Comm. Job xxi. 13 Their merry dance determineth in a miserable downfall.

a1677 J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) i. vii. 74 The Misery wherein all the felicity of this World is to determine.

a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) X. 78 But that which begins in vanity, must needs determine in vexation of spirit.

1767 Jrnl. Voy. H.M.S. Dolphin 114 The head is small..and determines in a snout.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. III. xviii. 4 The crisis..is to determine in that struggle between the crown and the commons which the last two centuries have decided.

†3.

a. transitive. To set bounds to; to bound, limit.

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > bound or form boundary of [verb (transitive)] > fix boundary of

meteeOE

markeOE

mereOE

bound1393

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terminea1398

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to mark out1611

contermine1624

to run out1671

verge1759

demarcate1816

outline1817

define1843

rope1862

delimit1879

delimitate1879

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. i. 1268 Colour is þe outemest party of som cleere þynge..þat is determyned fro [emended in ed. to For] þe vtter party of a bodiliche þing.

?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) i. Defs. sig. B ij A Circle is a plaine figure, determined with one line, which is called a Circumference.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 128 Many of the Geographers set not downe Indus the riuer, for to determine the marches of the Indians Westward.

1654 O. Cromwell Speech 22 Jan. (Carlyle) It determines his power.

1689 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 311 The Two Countyes shall have the Moors of the sayd Countyes otherwise determined.

1705 F. Atterbury Serm. St. James's Chapel in Serm. & Discourses (1766) II. 40 That hill which thus determines their view at a distance.

b. Logic. To limit by adding differences; to limit in scope.

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1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. iv. 141 Determinyng the Tradicions of Moyses, by certein ordenaunces and decrees, whiche thei them selues [Phariseis] sette vp.]

1849 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 2) §55. 221 Some mark may be added..which narrows the extent of both, but renders them more definite—better determined.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) III. xi. 194 When we determine any notion by adding on a subordinate concept, we divide it.

†c. To limit to, restrict to. Obsolete.

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1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 101 Soche a fredome as is determyned to nothinge in certeyne, but yt may be applyed generally.

1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms (xix. 11 Annot.) 115/1 The context seems rather to determine it to the first..sense.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. ix. 237 No one has Authority to determine the signification of the Word Gold..more to one Collection of Ideas..than to another.

1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 103 Not..necessarily determined to one manner of Respiration.

II. To bring to an end a dispute, controversy, or doubtful matter; to conclude, settle, decide, fix.

a. transitive. To settle or decide (a dispute, question, matter in debate), as a judge or arbiter.

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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > settle, arbitrate [verb (transitive)]

redeOE

to-dealc1275

deraignc1330

determinec1380

award1393

decidec1400

decise?a1425

decernc1425

discernc1425

arbitrea1513

deema1513

moder1534

resolve1586

divide1596

arbitrate1597

fit1600

moderate1602

umpire1609

sopite1628

appointa1631

determinate1647

issue1650

settle1651

to cut the melon1911

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 345 Þat ȝif þe pope determine ouȝt, þanne it is soiþ & to bileue.

c1440 Generydes 1695 To determyne [MS. -mytte] this mater, Generydes was brought owt.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xix. 39 Itt may be determined in a lawfull congregacion.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 514/2 I determyne, I make a conclusion in a mater.

1576 A. Fleming tr. C. Plinius Novocomensis in Panoplie Epist. 246 Sitting in his long gowne, or riche robe, is occupied in suche matters as are of him to be determined.

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus i. i. 404 Let the lawes of Rome determine all.

1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides 9 Authorized by the King's Majestie to hear, and determine, all Treasons, Felonies, and other Offences.

c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 260 Matters of Life and death are not here tryed or determined.

1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral vii. 133 The Dean presided in all causes brought before the Chapter, and determined them.

1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation iv. 114 This ambiguity should be determined in one direction or in the other.

b. with an object expressing the sentence, conclusion, or issue.

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1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 12 He would undertake..that his Presence would, in a moment, Determine the Restitution of the Palatinate to his Brother and Sister.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 181. ⁋3 The time at which every man's fate was to be determined.

1752 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) I. 108 The laws will..determine the punishment of the criminal.

1832 H. Martineau For Each & All v. 67 The circumstances which determine the recompense of each.

1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. ii. 86 It was an era which determined the history of the world.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 63 The law will determine all our various duties towards relatives.

c. with subordinate clause, expressing the matter at issue.

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1399 in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1859) I. 385 And whedir the grounde of ȝiste were good other ille, trouthe hathe determyned.

1561 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalips lx. 420 Lucius the thirde..determyneth playnelye, that heretykes are strycken with an euerlastynge curse.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 227 To determine what was meetest to be done in this matter.

1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall sig. C4 As senseles, as they which determine vpon an Ale bench whether the passenger..be a Saint or a Diuell.

1611 Bible (King James) Acts xxvii. 1 When it was determined [earlier vv. demed, concluded, decreed] that we should saile into Italy.

1747 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) V. 105 It might now be determin'd whether the Council's Speech to the Assembly..shou'd be Printed.

1834 R. Southey Doctor II. 243 Far happier are they who always know what they are to do, than they who have to determine what they will do.

1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. v. 179 I..determined that the Alps were, on the whole, best seen from below.

a. intransitive. To come to a judicial decision; to give a decision; to decide. †Const. of (on).

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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > form judgement, decide [verb (intransitive)]

deemc825

determinec1384

judgea1400

discerna1425

concludec1515

rest1530

scan1582

arbitrate1590

doom1591

dijudicate1607

dignosce1641

vote1643

c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame i. 343 Wayte vpon the conclusyon, And eke how that ye determynen, And for the more part diffynen.

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 96 Smale thinges of which they shall haue the knowleche for to determine.

1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 41/2 Suche men..although they affirme, yet can they certeinely determine of nothing.

1598 R. Hakluyt tr. Vincent of Beauvais in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 68 Neither..to speake of any affaires, after they haue beene determined of by the Emperour.

1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII i. i. 214 You shall to th' Tower, till you know How he determines further.

1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 244 Who have reason enough to doubt, but not science sufficiently to determine rightly.

1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation xxxix. 447 Cox, Bishop of Ely, determined on both questions.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 155. ⁋4 The general inability of man to determine rightly concerning his own.

1759 R. Jackson Hist. Rev. Pennsylvania 145 The Representatives of the People have an undoubted Right to judge, and determine..of the Sum to be raised.

1767 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxv. 50 What..remains, but to leave it to the people to determine for themselves?.. They alone ought to determine.

†b. To decide for. Obsolete.

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1625 R. Montagu Let. 8 Jan. in Corr. J. Cosin (1869) I. 42 I determine next weke for Pettworth.

1750 Bp. Hurd in Warburton's Lett. (1809) 52 He has determined for the Law.

c. To decide or fix upon, on. (Blending with 18c.)

†6.

a. To lay down decisively or authoritatively; to pronounce, declare, state. (Const. as in 4, 5.)

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the mind > language > statement > state or declare [verb (transitive)] > authoritatively or as an opinion

pronouncec1384

determine1393

judgec1400

dictate1624

to put on (also upon) record1782

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 86 Of theorique principall The philosophre in speciall The propretes hath determined.

c1400 Rom. Rose 4885 Of ech synne it is the rote..As Tulius can determyne.

1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. A j a Here in thys booke folowyng is determyned the lynage of Coote armuris.

†b. To decide or declare to be; to term. Obsolete.

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the mind > language > naming > give a name to [verb (transitive)] > call or give as name to > designate or style as

sayOE

calla1250

deemc1400

nevenc1425

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enstyle1616

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intimate1799

nominate1799

bedub1884

tab1924

1653 H. More Antidote against Atheism in Coll. Philos. Writings (1712) ii. xi. 161 This he determines primogenious moisture.

†7. transitive. To settle or fix beforehand; to ordain, decree; to ordain what is to be done. Obsolete.

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society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > ordain, prescribe, or appoint

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teachc897

deemc900

ashapea1000

i-demeOE

setc1000

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stevenOE

redeOE

willOE

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c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds xvii. 26 He..maad of oon al the kynde of men..determynynge tymes ordeyned, and termes of habitacioun, or dwelling, of hem.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Isa. x. D Y^e Lorde..shal perfectly fulfil the thinge, that he hath determyned.

1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. O7^v His houre was come, so was it determined, which way could he shunne it.

1611 Bible (King James) 1 Sam. xxv. 17 For evil is determined against our master.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iii. iii. 263 Some superintendent Intellectual Nature, that by certain election and choice determined things.

1758 S. Hayward Seventeen Serm. xiv. 408 God..determined holiness to be the way to everlasting happiness.

8. transitive. To fix or decide causally; to condition as a cause or antecedent.

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the world > existence and causation > causation > [verb (transitive)] > determine

govern?1473

determine1651

constitute1848

condition1868

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. x. 42 As in other things..not the seller, but the buyer determines the Price.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 141. ⁋2 The whole tenor of his life has been determined by some accident of no apparent moment.

1839 R. I. Murchison Silurian Syst. i. xxxvi. 505 These divergences have..been determined by the eruptive forces which evolved the trap rocks.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits x. 165 The wealth of London determines prices all over the globe.

1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. ii. 73 Dante has determined classical Italian.

1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols xviii. 213 His religion..determines for him the colour and cut of his coat.

a. To decide upon (one of several); to fix (which or what it is to be).

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1659 J. Pearson Expos. Creed (1662) 195 The apertion of the wombe determineth the first-born.

1720 J. Ozell et al. tr. R. A. de Vertot Hist. Revol. Rom. Republic II. x. 155 To rob his Enemy of the cruel Pleasure of determining the kind of..Death.

1771 E. Griffith tr. ‘P. Viaud’ Shipwreck 37 Let us then determine the first passengers by lot.

1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (1874) iii. i. 269 It is the will which determines what is to be preferred or rejected.

1886 Sir J. Stirling in Law Times' Rep. 55 283/2 Determining what particulars of objections ought to be allowed.

b. with alternative clause.

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1772 S. Denne & W. Shrubsole Hist. Rochester 33 Whether in this tower..I cannot determine.

1806 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. VI. 304 To determine, whether he should or should not consider it as his own.

†10. To conclude from reasoning, investigation, etc. (a thing to be, or that it is). Obsolete.

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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > appraise, estimate [verb (transitive)] > consider to be, account as

telleOE

talec897

seeOE

letc1000

holdc1200

reckon1340

aima1382

accounta1387

counta1387

judgec1390

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to look on ——?c1430

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reputea1449

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recount?c1525

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believe1533

estimate?1533

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count1553

to look upon ——1553

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reck1567

eye?1593

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perhibit1613

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resent1642

attributea1657

fancy1662

vogue1675

decount1762

to put down1788

to set down1798

rate1854

have1867

mean1878

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > modify, qualify [verb (transitive)] > act as condition, limit

determinea1513

strait1633

conditionate1646

condition1829

circumscribe1846

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. lxxv. f. xxviii Whiche length of tyme is of some Auctours determyned to be longe and of some but shorte.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. IIIiiii^v Rosell Angelus and other doctors determyneth and concludeth, that [etc.].

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 26 Stadium..which length Plinie determineth to be 125 pases.

1638 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 5) ii. ii. iii. 256 Thus Clavius and Maginus, &c. with their followers, vary and determine of these celestiall orbes and bodies.

1788 J. Priestley Lect. Hist. iii. xvi. 139 Bishop Fleetwood has determined..that five pounds in this reign was equivalent to twenty eight, or thirty, now.

1814 J. West Alicia de Lacy IV. 218 Hereford determined him to be an audacious knave.

11. transitive. To ascertain definitely by observation, examination, calculation, etc. (a point previously unknown or uncertain); to fix as known.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > assure, make certain [verb (transitive)] > establish as fact, ascertain

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to make sure1644

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1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine i. vii. 18 It is hard to determin their exact habitation.

1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth ii. 106 The intire Circle may be still describ'd, and its Original Situation determin'd.

1715 J. T. Desaguliers tr. N. Gauger Fires Improv'd 24 We shall in the third Book determine the..Bigness..and Situation of those Cavities.

1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Jewish War i. Pref., in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 692 The measures of those edifices..all accurately determined.

1806 C. Hutton Course Math. (ed. 5) I. 367 Having given the Area..of a Rectangle, inscribed in a given Triangle; to determine the Sides of the Rectangle.

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 357 A rock very difficult to determine.

1824 T. De Quincey Dialogues Three Templars in London Mag. May 559/1 As when I say that the thermometer determines the heat—viz. that it ascertains it, or determines it to my knowledge.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. viii. 60 We also determined both the velocity and the width of the Glacier.

1861 F. Hall in Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 1861 (1862) 30 147 He has determined him to a.d. 490.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 201 Some difficulty in determining the route by which he approached it.

12.

a. Geometry (transitive). To fix or define the position of.

ΚΠ

1840 D. Lardner Treat. Geom. xiii. 159 To determine a similar system of points.

1885 C. Leudesdorf tr. L. Cremona Elements Projective Geom. 175 Two projective ranges of points determine an involution; for they determine the straight line s, which determines the involution.

b. intransitive. To be defined as to position.

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1885 C. Leudesdorf tr. L. Cremona Elements Projective Geom. 285 All straight lines passing through U determine on the circumference.

13. To discuss and resolve a disputed question (determinare quæstionem), or maintain a thesis against an opponent in a scholastic disputation, especially in a disputation by which a student entered upon the degree of B.A.; hence, absolutely, To perform the exercises of determination n. (sense 4) which completed the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and enabled the student to proceed to qualify himself for the Master's degree. Obsolete exc. Historical.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > academic or public disputation > debate formally [verb (transitive)] > maintain thesis

determine1576

1267 in H. Anstey Munimenta Academica Oxf. (1868) I. 34 Ut certa forma provideretur sub qua Bachillarii artium determinaturi ad determinandum forent admittendi.]

1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 171 That a young Nouesse,..shoulde thus boldely determine at their disputations.

1649 Order 26 Jan. in A. Wood Life & Times (1891) I. 149 That all Bachelaurs of this University who have not determined the last yeare do determine this Lent.

1681 A. Wood Life & Times (1892) II. 517 Every bachelor was to determine twice between the 17 Feb. to 7 March.

1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 413 After he had taken the degree of Bach. of Arts and determined.

1708 Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (1743) i. iii. xi. 281 He is obliged..to propose a question in the publick Schools within a Year after he hath taken the said Degree [D.D.], and to determine upon the same.

1878 A. Clark Reg. Univ. Oxf. i. 50 In some cases the University bound over the ‘admissi’ to determine next Lent under a money penalty.

1878 A. Clark Reg. Univ. Oxf. i. 50 On 17 Feb. 1599 a committee was appointed to provide a scheme by which bachelors presented might be compelled to determine.

III. To direct to some end or conclusion; to come to some conclusion.

14.

a. transitive. To give a terminus or aim to; to give tendency or direction to; to direct; to decide the course of; to impel to (some destination).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > guide > decisively

determinea1430

determinatea1640

a1430 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1554) ix. xxxii. 211 b He..Gan his compleint to Bochas determine.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 121. ¶1 Such an Operation..as..determines all the Portions of Matter to their proper Centers.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 151. ⁋4 Accidental impulses determine us to different paths.

1753 N. Torriano tr. J. B. L. Chomel Hist. Diss. Gangrenous Sore Throat 71 Determining the morbific Matter from the internal to the..external Parts.

1806 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (ed. 3) II. iii. x. 252 Thus determining a greater quantity of capital to this particular employment.

1846 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces 80 A power..of determining the oxygen of the liquid to its surface.

b. figurative. To direct, impel, give a direction or definite bias to.

ΚΠ

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 164/2 Ye shoulde not haue wyste on which parte to determine your byleue.

1613 J. Salkeld Treat. Angels 221 Are by reason of the same beatitude so prevented and determined to all good..that in no wise they can sinne.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. iii. §7 If this power of determining its self either way must be taken away.

a1670 G. Rust Disc. Truth (1682) 189 It is no imperfection in God to be determined to Good.

1694 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) ii. xxi. 142 We are endowed with a power to suspend any particular desire, and keep it from determining the will, and engaging us in action.

1772 W. Cullen Inst. Med. iv. §202 Animals are determined to take in aliment by the appetites of hunger and thirst.

1850 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 2) 86 It only determines or facilitates the action of chemical force.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. ii. 23 Speculative truth is valuable only as it determines a greater quantity of higher power into activity.

c. absol. or intransitive. To give a (certain) direction.

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1863 O. M. Mitchel Astron. of Bible iii. 157 A time finally comes when a preponderance determines in favor of the attraction of one sun above all others.

15.

a. intransitive. To take its course, go, tend to (a particular terminus or destination). archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > tend or incline [verb (intransitive)] > be conducive or tend to an end

pretend1402

stretchc1412

conduct1481

to conduce to1586

terminate1587

shapea1616

determine1651

minister1696

tend1936

1651 J. Saint-Amard tr. F. Micanzio Life Father Paul sig. I7 Untill it might be discerned whether the maladie would determine to life, or death.

1656 R. Sanderson 20 Serm. 258 They all determine and concenter there.

1805 W. Saunders Treat. Mineral Waters (ed. 2) 293 A dose of this water..will generally determine pretty powerfully to the kidnies.

1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 252 To these they all determine.

1858 E. H. Sears Athanasia iii. iv. 290 When the separating judgment shall come on, and each [human being] determines to the place he loves.

†b. intransitive. To be directed upon (anything) as a goal or final object. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ii. §12. 94 The hopes of a Christian ought not to determine upon any thing lesse than heaven.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iv. §18 To suffer corporal austerities with thoughts determining upon the external action or imaginations of sanctity inherent in the action.

16. transitive. To decide the course of (a person); to bring to the determination, decision, or resolution (to do something).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide upon [verb (transitive)] > cause to decide or make resolute

firm1303

formalize1599

determine1672

resolve1814

1672 Bp. J. Wilkins Of Princ. Nat. Relig. 29 He..shall not be able to determine himself to the belief or practice of any thing.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 278. ⁋2 A distressed Damsel, who intends to be determined by your Judgment.

1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero (1742) III. ix. 56 All these informations determined him at last not to venture to the Senate.

1788 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 520 Determining the fishermen to carry on their trade from their own homes.

1818 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein I. vi. 151 These reflections determined me, and I resolved to remain silent.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth II. viii. 207 A step to which Janet, by farther objections, only determined her the more obstinately.

1886 E. Dowden Life Shelley II. i. 7. [She] took credit to herself for having determined Shelley to travel abroad.

†17. reflexive. To bring oneself to a decision; to come to the resolve (to do something). [= French se determiner.] Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide [verb (reflexive)]

appointc1386

castc1386

purposec1390

determine1393

devise1393

delibera1413

resolvea1528

settle1530

to resolve with oneself1578

formalizea1656

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 267 They upon this medicine Appointen hem and determine That..They wolde [etc.].

1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 1 I determyned me to take that voyage.

1490 Act 7 Hen. VII c. 1 Preamb. The King..hath determined himself to pass over the Sea.

1701 tr. J. Le Clerc Lives Primitive Fathers 57 'Tis the part of a Witty Man, to Determine himself speedily upon all sorts of Questions.

18.

a. intransitive (for reflexive). To come to the decision, resolve definitely (to do something). †In early use often to determine with oneself.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide [verb (intransitive)]

choosec1320

definec1374

to take advisementa1393

appointc1440

conclude1452

to come to (an) anchor?1473

deliber1485

determine1509

resolvea1528

rest1530

deliberate1550

point1560

decide1572

to set (up) one's rest1572

to set down one's rest1578

to make account1583

to fix the staff1584

to take a party1585

fadge1592

set1638

determinate1639

pitch1666

devise1714

pre-resolve1760

settle1782

to make up one's mind1859

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure ii. vi I have determyned in my judgement, For La Bell Pucell..To passe the waye of so greate jeopardy.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xx. 16 Paul had determined [ Wyclif, Rhem., purposed] to leave Ephesus as they sailed.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 226 The moste meke wylle of the vyrgyn vtterly determyned to sarue god.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 514/2 Whan I determyne with my selfe to do a thyng.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxxxvij^v He in the meane season determined to make hys abode in Scotland.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. cxciij^v He determined with him selfe clerely to marye with her.

1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. G4^v Determines straight, To bid vs battaile for our dearest liues.

1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. iv. 237 He determined to set the highest price upon Francis's freedom.

1808 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 19 437 The obstinacy..of the fever made me determine..to administer some remedy.

1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 310 Narcissa determined to go at once.

b. with subordinate clause or equivalent.

ΚΠ

1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias i. 3 Taking order and determining with Pedro.., that at a time appointed they shuld meet.

1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido v. i That have I not determin'd with myself.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. i. 21 A Man determines, that he will look at such an Object.

c. To resolve upon, on, †of (some course of action). With indirect passive, to be determined on or upon.This appears to combine senses 5, 18, and to pass imperceptibly from the sense decide to that of resolve.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide upon [verb (transitive)]

to take (in early use (i-)nim) to redeeOE

redeOE

to take (in early use (i-)nim) redeOE

to bring to stallc1275

rewardc1380

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determ1423

concludec1430

prefix?1523

resolve1523

affix1524

devise1548

pitch?1567

purpose1574

to resolve with oneself1578

to set down1582

settle1596

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decision1877

predetermine1884

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iv. i. 36 Determine on some course.

1636 tr. J. Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin Ariana ii. vii. 307 I could not as yet determine of what I was to doe.

1754 J. Shebbeare Marriage Act I. iv. 24 [This] seduced him to determine on the Life of a Gentleman when his Uncle should die.

1801 C. Smith Lett. Solitary Wanderer I. 33 Unable to determine on what answer they were to give.

1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. vi. 69 The bishops..determined on a further appeal to the pope.

1885 Manch. Examiner 26 June 5/4 Not at present definitely determined on.

d. impersonal passive.

ΚΠ

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin (U.K. ed.) xxix It was determined to sell the place.

19.

a. to be determined, to have come to a decision or definite resolve (to do something); to be finally and firmly resolved. (Cf. determined adj.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > be resolute or determined [verb (intransitive)]

confirm1382

needsa1387

beseta1400

purposea1400

to be determined1529

to set downa1586

to set (up) one's rest1593

to stop at nothing1676

to keep one's pecker up1845

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 161/2 One, whom she is determined neuer to mary.

a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 48/2 If she finally wer determined to kepe him.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. i. 30 Therefore since I cannot prooue a louer..I am determined to prooue a villaine.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) v. i. 99 What are you then determined to do?

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 21 If I had been otherwise determin'd.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §208 Being now determined as to the composition of the mortar for the Edystone.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 34 No; I'm determined not to sleep up-stairs.

†b. To be bound for. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1784 R. Bage Barham Downs I. 222 Sir George is determined for Switzerland in a few days.

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单词	determine
释义	determinev. Brit. /dᵻˈtəːmᵻn/, U.S. /dəˈtərmən/, /diˈtərmən/ Etymology: < Old French determine-r (12th cent. in Littré), = Provençal, Spanish, Italian determinar , < Latin dētermināre to bound, limit, determine, fix, < Latin de- prefix 1c + termināre to set bounds to. I. To put an end or limit to; to come to an end. 1. a. transitive. To put an end to (in time); to bring to an end; to end, conclude, terminate. (Now chiefly in Law.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > complete (an action or piece of work) [verb (transitive)] > bring to an end or conclusion finec1300 finisha1375 concludec1430 determine1483 to wind off1650 parclose1667 to wind up1780 eventuate1816 to round out1856 mop1859 to wrap up1922 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > bring to an end or conclude [verb (transitive)] yendc1000 abatec1300 finec1300 endc1305 finisha1375 definec1384 terminec1390 achievea1393 out-enda1400 terminate?a1425 conclude1430 close1439 to bring adowna1450 terma1475 adetermine1483 determine1483 to knit up1530 do1549 parclose1558 to shut up1575 expire1578 date1589 to close up1592 period1595 includea1616 apostrophate1622 to wind off1650 periodizea1657 dismiss1698 to wind up1740 to put the lid on1873 to put the tin hat on something1900 to wash up1925 1483 Cath. Angl. 98 To Determyn, determinare, diffinire, distinguere, finire. ?1510 T. More tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. c.i Deth determineth the manyfolde incommoditees..of this life. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. Prol. f. iii^v At the Conquest I haue Eke determyned The .vi. part. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lviii. 199 It behoueth vs shortely to determyne oure besynes. 1651 P. Smith in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 573 Here also God determined his travails. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 167. ⁋5 Her Husband's Death.. would certainly have determined her Life. 1785 W. Paley Moral & Polit. Philos. (1818) I. 326 To determine a connexion which is become odious to both. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) IV. 444 A warranty..may be defeated, determined, or avoided, in all or in part. 1841 H. J. Stephen New Comm. Laws Eng. I. 269 The lessee..hath determined his estate by his own default. 1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. (1875) II. xvi. 441 The death of Edward III determined the crisis. †b. To cause to end in (some conclusion). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1656 J. Denham Destr. Troy 7 The people joyn'd In glad consent, and all their common fear Determine in my fate. 1673 W. Temple Observ. United Provinces i. 73 Albert bent the whole force of the War upon France, till he determin'd it in a Peace with that Crown. 2. a. intransitive (for reflexive). To come to an end; to cease to exist or be in force; to expire, to die. (Now chiefly in Law.) ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > [verb (intransitive)] forsweltc888 sweltc888 adeadeOE deadc950 wendeOE i-wite971 starveOE witea1000 forfereOE forthfareOE forworthc1000 to go (also depart , pass, i-wite, chare) out of this worldOE queleOE fallOE to take (also nim, underfo) (the) deathOE to shed (one's own) blood?a1100 diec1135 endc1175 farec1175 to give up the ghostc1175 letc1200 aswelta1250 leavea1250 to-sweltc1275 to-worthc1275 to yield (up) the ghost (soul, breath, life, spirit)c1290 finea1300 spilla1300 part?1316 to leese one's life-daysa1325 to nim the way of deathc1325 to tine, leave, lose the sweatc1330 flit1340 trance1340 determinec1374 disperisha1382 to go the way of all the eartha1382 to be gathered to one's fathers1382 miscarryc1387 shut1390 goa1393 to die upa1400 expirea1400 fleea1400 to pass awaya1400 to seek out of lifea1400–50 to sye hethena1400 tinea1400 trespass14.. espirec1430 to end one's days?a1439 decease1439 to go away?a1450 ungoc1450 unlivec1450 to change one's lifea1470 vade1495 depart1501 to pay one's debt to (also the debt of) naturea1513 to decease this world1515 to go over?1520 jet1530 vade1530 to go westa1532 to pick over the perch1532 galpa1535 to die the death1535 to depart to God1548 to go home1561 mort1568 inlaikc1575 shuffle1576 finish1578 to hop (also tip, pitch over, drop off, etc.) the perch1587 relent1587 unbreathe1589 transpass1592 to lose one's breath1596 to make a die (of it)1611 to go offa1616 fail1623 to go out1635 to peak over the percha1641 exita1652 drop1654 to knock offa1657 to kick upa1658 to pay nature her due1657 ghost1666 to march off1693 to die off1697 pike1697 to drop off1699 tip (over) the perch1699 to pass (also go, be called, etc.) to one's reward1703 sink1718 vent1718 to launch into eternity1719 to join the majority1721 demise1727 to pack off1735 to slip one's cable1751 turf1763 to move off1764 to pop off the hooks1764 to hop off1797 to pass on1805 to go to glory1814 sough1816 to hand in one's accounts1817 to slip one's breatha1819 croak1819 to slip one's wind1819 stiffen1820 weed1824 buy1825 to drop short1826 to fall (a) prey (also victim, sacrifice) to1839 to get one's (also the) call1839 to drop (etc.) off the hooks1840 to unreeve one's lifeline1840 to step out1844 to cash, pass or send in one's checks1845 to hand in one's checks1845 to go off the handle1848 to go under1848 succumb1849 to turn one's toes up1851 to peg out1852 walk1858 snuff1864 to go or be up the flume1865 to pass outc1867 to cash in one's chips1870 to go (also pass over) to the majority1883 to cash in1884 to cop it1884 snuff1885 to belly up1886 perch1886 to kick the bucket1889 off1890 to knock over1892 to pass over1897 to stop one1901 to pass in1904 to hand in one's marble1911 the silver cord is loosed1911 pip1913 to cross over1915 conk1917 to check out1921 to kick off1921 to pack up1925 to step off1926 to take the ferry1928 peg1931 to meet one's Maker1933 to kiss off1935 to crease it1959 zonk1968 cark1977 to cark it1979 to take a dirt nap1981 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > be at an end [verb (intransitive)] > come to an end, terminate, or expire to run outeOE endOE stintc1275 slakea1300 overpassc1350 determinec1374 overruna1393 dispend1393 failc1399 missa1400 to wear out, forth1412 stanchc1420 to come outa1450 terminea1450 expire?c1450 finish1490 conclude1593 upclose1603 terminate1608 to shut up1609 to wind off1650 stop1733 to fall in1771 close1821 to blaze out1884 outgive1893 to play out1964 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 330 (379) That rather dye I wold, and determyne, As thinkith me, stokkid in prisoun. 1571 in T. Wright Churchwardens' Accts. Ludlow (1869) 147 His interest in the said pewe to determyne. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 73 His life was to determine with his fathers. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. iii. 44 Must all determine heere? View more context for this quotation 1677 R. Cary Palæologia Chronica ii. i. i. v. 104 The Year..was that in which the 4th of the 6th Olympiad did Determine. 1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives (1879) I. 422/2 The changes we have to experience only determine with our lives. 1798 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. IV (ed. 5) 245 The custom ceased and determined at Sir Matthew Mite's election. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) V. 56 In fact the estate of Martin did not determine by his death, surrender, or forfeiture, but by the death of King Charles II. 1883 W. E. Gladstone Speech in Comm. 19 July The privileges..do not determine with the life of M. de Lesseps. b. To end in (a termination, conclusion, or result); ‘to end consequentially’ (Johnson). Obsolete or archaic. ΚΠ 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 126 As long as issue male continued, which determined in Iohn Moubray Duke of Norfolke. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) IV. 127 As long as their rage determined in his person, he opened not his mouth. 1654 J. Trapp Comm. Job xxi. 13 Their merry dance determineth in a miserable downfall. a1677 J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) i. vii. 74 The Misery wherein all the felicity of this World is to determine. a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) X. 78 But that which begins in vanity, must needs determine in vexation of spirit. 1767 Jrnl. Voy. H.M.S. Dolphin 114 The head is small..and determines in a snout. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. III. xviii. 4 The crisis..is to determine in that struggle between the crown and the commons which the last two centuries have decided. †3. a. transitive. To set bounds to; to bound, limit. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > bound or form boundary of [verb (transitive)] > fix boundary of meteeOE markeOE mereOE bound1393 determinea1398 terminea1398 rede1415 measurea1513 butt1523 space1548 limit1555 determinate1563 to mark out1611 contermine1624 to run out1671 verge1759 demarcate1816 outline1817 define1843 rope1862 delimit1879 delimitate1879 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. i. 1268 Colour is þe outemest party of som cleere þynge..þat is determyned fro [emended in ed. to For] þe vtter party of a bodiliche þing. ?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) i. Defs. sig. B ij A Circle is a plaine figure, determined with one line, which is called a Circumference. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 128 Many of the Geographers set not downe Indus the riuer, for to determine the marches of the Indians Westward. 1654 O. Cromwell Speech 22 Jan. (Carlyle) It determines his power. 1689 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 311 The Two Countyes shall have the Moors of the sayd Countyes otherwise determined. 1705 F. Atterbury Serm. St. James's Chapel in Serm. & Discourses (1766) II. 40 That hill which thus determines their view at a distance. b. Logic. To limit by adding differences; to limit in scope. ΚΠ 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. iv. 141 Determinyng the Tradicions of Moyses, by certein ordenaunces and decrees, whiche thei them selues [Phariseis] sette vp.] 1849 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 2) §55. 221 Some mark may be added..which narrows the extent of both, but renders them more definite—better determined. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) III. xi. 194 When we determine any notion by adding on a subordinate concept, we divide it. †c. To limit to, restrict to. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 101 Soche a fredome as is determyned to nothinge in certeyne, but yt may be applyed generally. 1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms (xix. 11 Annot.) 115/1 The context seems rather to determine it to the first..sense. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. ix. 237 No one has Authority to determine the signification of the Word Gold..more to one Collection of Ideas..than to another. 1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 103 Not..necessarily determined to one manner of Respiration. II. To bring to an end a dispute, controversy, or doubtful matter; to conclude, settle, decide, fix. 4. a. transitive. To settle or decide (a dispute, question, matter in debate), as a judge or arbiter. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > settle, arbitrate [verb (transitive)] redeOE to-dealc1275 deraignc1330 determinec1380 award1393 decidec1400 decise?a1425 decernc1425 discernc1425 arbitrea1513 deema1513 moder1534 resolve1586 divide1596 arbitrate1597 fit1600 moderate1602 umpire1609 sopite1628 appointa1631 determinate1647 issue1650 settle1651 to cut the melon1911 c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 345 Þat ȝif þe pope determine ouȝt, þanne it is soiþ & to bileue. c1440 Generydes 1695 To determyne [MS. -mytte] this mater, Generydes was brought owt. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xix. 39 Itt may be determined in a lawfull congregacion. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 514/2 I determyne, I make a conclusion in a mater. 1576 A. Fleming tr. C. Plinius Novocomensis in Panoplie Epist. 246 Sitting in his long gowne, or riche robe, is occupied in suche matters as are of him to be determined. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus i. i. 404 Let the lawes of Rome determine all. View more context for this quotation 1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides 9 Authorized by the King's Majestie to hear, and determine, all Treasons, Felonies, and other Offences. c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 260 Matters of Life and death are not here tryed or determined. 1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral vii. 133 The Dean presided in all causes brought before the Chapter, and determined them. 1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation iv. 114 This ambiguity should be determined in one direction or in the other. b. with an object expressing the sentence, conclusion, or issue. ΚΠ 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 12 He would undertake..that his Presence would, in a moment, Determine the Restitution of the Palatinate to his Brother and Sister. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 181. ⁋3 The time at which every man's fate was to be determined. 1752 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) I. 108 The laws will..determine the punishment of the criminal. 1832 H. Martineau For Each & All v. 67 The circumstances which determine the recompense of each. 1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. ii. 86 It was an era which determined the history of the world. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 63 The law will determine all our various duties towards relatives. c. with subordinate clause, expressing the matter at issue. ΚΠ 1399 in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1859) I. 385 And whedir the grounde of ȝiste were good other ille, trouthe hathe determyned. 1561 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalips lx. 420 Lucius the thirde..determyneth playnelye, that heretykes are strycken with an euerlastynge curse. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 227 To determine what was meetest to be done in this matter. 1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall sig. C4 As senseles, as they which determine vpon an Ale bench whether the passenger..be a Saint or a Diuell. 1611 Bible (King James) Acts xxvii. 1 When it was determined [earlier vv. demed, concluded, decreed] that we should saile into Italy. View more context for this quotation 1747 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) V. 105 It might now be determin'd whether the Council's Speech to the Assembly..shou'd be Printed. 1834 R. Southey Doctor II. 243 Far happier are they who always know what they are to do, than they who have to determine what they will do. 1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. v. 179 I..determined that the Alps were, on the whole, best seen from below. 5. a. intransitive. To come to a judicial decision; to give a decision; to decide. †Const. of (on). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > form judgement, decide [verb (intransitive)] deemc825 determinec1384 judgea1400 discerna1425 concludec1515 rest1530 scan1582 arbitrate1590 doom1591 dijudicate1607 dignosce1641 vote1643 c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame i. 343 Wayte vpon the conclusyon, And eke how that ye determynen, And for the more part diffynen. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 96 Smale thinges of which they shall haue the knowleche for to determine. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 41/2 Suche men..although they affirme, yet can they certeinely determine of nothing. 1598 R. Hakluyt tr. Vincent of Beauvais in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 68 Neither..to speake of any affaires, after they haue beene determined of by the Emperour. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII i. i. 214 You shall to th' Tower, till you know How he determines further. View more context for this quotation 1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 244 Who have reason enough to doubt, but not science sufficiently to determine rightly. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation xxxix. 447 Cox, Bishop of Ely, determined on both questions. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 155. ⁋4 The general inability of man to determine rightly concerning his own. 1759 R. Jackson Hist. Rev. Pennsylvania 145 The Representatives of the People have an undoubted Right to judge, and determine..of the Sum to be raised. 1767 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxv. 50 What..remains, but to leave it to the people to determine for themselves?.. They alone ought to determine. †b. To decide for. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1625 R. Montagu Let. 8 Jan. in Corr. J. Cosin (1869) I. 42 I determine next weke for Pettworth. 1750 Bp. Hurd in Warburton's Lett. (1809) 52 He has determined for the Law. c. To decide or fix upon, on. (Blending with 18c.) †6. a. To lay down decisively or authoritatively; to pronounce, declare, state. (Const. as in 4, 5.) ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > state or declare [verb (transitive)] > authoritatively or as an opinion pronouncec1384 determine1393 judgec1400 dictate1624 to put on (also upon) record1782 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 86 Of theorique principall The philosophre in speciall The propretes hath determined. c1400 Rom. Rose 4885 Of ech synne it is the rote..As Tulius can determyne. 1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. A j a Here in thys booke folowyng is determyned the lynage of Coote armuris. †b. To decide or declare to be; to term. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > give a name to [verb (transitive)] > call or give as name to > designate or style as sayOE calla1250 deemc1400 nevenc1425 qualify?1465 designa1500 expound1530 style1570 read1590 intenda1599 dub1607 instyle1607 phrase1607 enstyle1616 speaka1625 cognominate1632 determine1653 clapa1657 designate1669 intimate1799 nominate1799 bedub1884 tab1924 1653 H. More Antidote against Atheism in Coll. Philos. Writings (1712) ii. xi. 161 This he determines primogenious moisture. †7. transitive. To settle or fix beforehand; to ordain, decree; to ordain what is to be done. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > ordain, prescribe, or appoint asetc885 teachc897 deemc900 ashapea1000 i-demeOE setc1000 shiftc1000 stevenOE redeOE willOE lookc1175 showc1175 stablea1300 devise1303 terminea1325 shapec1330 stightlea1375 determinec1384 judgea1387 sign1389 assize1393 statute1397 commanda1400 decree1399 yarka1400 writec1405 decreetc1425 rule1447 stallc1460 constitute1481 assignc1485 institute1485 prescribec1487 constitue1489 destinate1490 to lay down1493 make?a1513 call1523 plant1529 allot1532 stint1533 determ1535 appointa1538 destinec1540 prescrive1552 lot1560 fore-appoint1561 nominate1564 to set down1576 refer1590 sort1592 doom1594 fit1600 dictate1606 determinate1636 inordera1641 state1647 fix1660 direct1816 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds xvii. 26 He..maad of oon al the kynde of men..determynynge tymes ordeyned, and termes of habitacioun, or dwelling, of hem. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Isa. x. D Y^e Lorde..shal perfectly fulfil the thinge, that he hath determyned. 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. O7^v His houre was come, so was it determined, which way could he shunne it. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Sam. xxv. 17 For evil is determined against our master. View more context for this quotation a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iii. iii. 263 Some superintendent Intellectual Nature, that by certain election and choice determined things. 1758 S. Hayward Seventeen Serm. xiv. 408 God..determined holiness to be the way to everlasting happiness. 8. transitive. To fix or decide causally; to condition as a cause or antecedent. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [verb (transitive)] > determine govern?1473 determine1651 constitute1848 condition1868 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. x. 42 As in other things..not the seller, but the buyer determines the Price. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 141. ⁋2 The whole tenor of his life has been determined by some accident of no apparent moment. 1839 R. I. Murchison Silurian Syst. i. xxxvi. 505 These divergences have..been determined by the eruptive forces which evolved the trap rocks. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits x. 165 The wealth of London determines prices all over the globe. 1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. ii. 73 Dante has determined classical Italian. 1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols xviii. 213 His religion..determines for him the colour and cut of his coat. 9. a. To decide upon (one of several); to fix (which or what it is to be). ΚΠ 1659 J. Pearson Expos. Creed (1662) 195 The apertion of the wombe determineth the first-born. 1720 J. Ozell et al. tr. R. A. de Vertot Hist. Revol. Rom. Republic II. x. 155 To rob his Enemy of the cruel Pleasure of determining the kind of..Death. 1771 E. Griffith tr. ‘P. Viaud’ Shipwreck 37 Let us then determine the first passengers by lot. 1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (1874) iii. i. 269 It is the will which determines what is to be preferred or rejected. 1886 Sir J. Stirling in Law Times' Rep. 55 283/2 Determining what particulars of objections ought to be allowed. b. with alternative clause. ΚΠ 1772 S. Denne & W. Shrubsole Hist. Rochester 33 Whether in this tower..I cannot determine. 1806 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. VI. 304 To determine, whether he should or should not consider it as his own. †10. To conclude from reasoning, investigation, etc. (a thing to be, or that it is). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > appraise, estimate [verb (transitive)] > consider to be, account as telleOE talec897 seeOE letc1000 holdc1200 reckon1340 aima1382 accounta1387 counta1387 judgec1390 takea1400 countc1400 receivec1400 existimatec1430 to look on ——?c1430 makec1440 reputea1449 suppose1474 treatc1485 determinea1513 recount?c1525 esteem1526 believe1533 estimate?1533 ascribe1535 consider1539 regard1547 count1553 to look upon ——1553 take1561 reck1567 eye?1593 censure1597 subscribe1600 perhibit1613 behold1642 resent1642 attributea1657 fancy1662 vogue1675 decount1762 to put down1788 to set down1798 rate1854 have1867 mean1878 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > modify, qualify [verb (transitive)] > act as condition, limit determinea1513 strait1633 conditionate1646 condition1829 circumscribe1846 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. lxxv. f. xxviii Whiche length of tyme is of some Auctours determyned to be longe and of some but shorte. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. IIIiiii^v Rosell Angelus and other doctors determyneth and concludeth, that [etc.]. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 26 Stadium..which length Plinie determineth to be 125 pases. 1638 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 5) ii. ii. iii. 256 Thus Clavius and Maginus, &c. with their followers, vary and determine of these celestiall orbes and bodies. 1788 J. Priestley Lect. Hist. iii. xvi. 139 Bishop Fleetwood has determined..that five pounds in this reign was equivalent to twenty eight, or thirty, now. 1814 J. West Alicia de Lacy IV. 218 Hereford determined him to be an audacious knave. 11. transitive. To ascertain definitely by observation, examination, calculation, etc. (a point previously unknown or uncertain); to fix as known. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > assure, make certain [verb (transitive)] > establish as fact, ascertain trowa901 lookc1175 take1469 ascertaina1513 certain1523 favoura1530 establish1533 try1542 try1582 tie1623 secure1630 to make sure1644 true1647 determine1650 determinate1666 authenticate1753 constatea1773 verify1801 validate1957 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine i. vii. 18 It is hard to determin their exact habitation. 1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth ii. 106 The intire Circle may be still describ'd, and its Original Situation determin'd. 1715 J. T. Desaguliers tr. N. Gauger Fires Improv'd 24 We shall in the third Book determine the..Bigness..and Situation of those Cavities. 1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Jewish War i. Pref., in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 692 The measures of those edifices..all accurately determined. 1806 C. Hutton Course Math. (ed. 5) I. 367 Having given the Area..of a Rectangle, inscribed in a given Triangle; to determine the Sides of the Rectangle. 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 357 A rock very difficult to determine. 1824 T. De Quincey Dialogues Three Templars in London Mag. May 559/1 As when I say that the thermometer determines the heat—viz. that it ascertains it, or determines it to my knowledge. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. viii. 60 We also determined both the velocity and the width of the Glacier. 1861 F. Hall in Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 1861 (1862) 30 147 He has determined him to a.d. 490. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 201 Some difficulty in determining the route by which he approached it. 12. a. Geometry (transitive). To fix or define the position of. ΚΠ 1840 D. Lardner Treat. Geom. xiii. 159 To determine a similar system of points. 1885 C. Leudesdorf tr. L. Cremona Elements Projective Geom. 175 Two projective ranges of points determine an involution; for they determine the straight line s, which determines the involution. b. intransitive. To be defined as to position. ΚΠ 1885 C. Leudesdorf tr. L. Cremona Elements Projective Geom. 285 All straight lines passing through U determine on the circumference. 13. To discuss and resolve a disputed question (determinare quæstionem), or maintain a thesis against an opponent in a scholastic disputation, especially in a disputation by which a student entered upon the degree of B.A.; hence, absolutely, To perform the exercises of determination n. (sense 4) which completed the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and enabled the student to proceed to qualify himself for the Master's degree. Obsolete exc. Historical. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > academic or public disputation > debate formally [verb (transitive)] > maintain thesis determine1576 1267 in H. Anstey Munimenta Academica Oxf. (1868) I. 34 Ut certa forma provideretur sub qua Bachillarii artium determinaturi ad determinandum forent admittendi.] 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 171 That a young Nouesse,..shoulde thus boldely determine at their disputations. 1649 Order 26 Jan. in A. Wood Life & Times (1891) I. 149 That all Bachelaurs of this University who have not determined the last yeare do determine this Lent. 1681 A. Wood Life & Times (1892) II. 517 Every bachelor was to determine twice between the 17 Feb. to 7 March. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 413 After he had taken the degree of Bach. of Arts and determined. 1708 Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (1743) i. iii. xi. 281 He is obliged..to propose a question in the publick Schools within a Year after he hath taken the said Degree [D.D.], and to determine upon the same. 1878 A. Clark Reg. Univ. Oxf. i. 50 In some cases the University bound over the ‘admissi’ to determine next Lent under a money penalty. 1878 A. Clark Reg. Univ. Oxf. i. 50 On 17 Feb. 1599 a committee was appointed to provide a scheme by which bachelors presented might be compelled to determine. III. To direct to some end or conclusion; to come to some conclusion. 14. a. transitive. To give a terminus or aim to; to give tendency or direction to; to direct; to decide the course of; to impel to (some destination). ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > guide > decisively determinea1430 determinatea1640 a1430 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1554) ix. xxxii. 211 b He..Gan his compleint to Bochas determine. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 121. ¶1 Such an Operation..as..determines all the Portions of Matter to their proper Centers. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 151. ⁋4 Accidental impulses determine us to different paths. 1753 N. Torriano tr. J. B. L. Chomel Hist. Diss. Gangrenous Sore Throat 71 Determining the morbific Matter from the internal to the..external Parts. 1806 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (ed. 3) II. iii. x. 252 Thus determining a greater quantity of capital to this particular employment. 1846 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces 80 A power..of determining the oxygen of the liquid to its surface. b. figurative. To direct, impel, give a direction or definite bias to. ΚΠ 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 164/2 Ye shoulde not haue wyste on which parte to determine your byleue. 1613 J. Salkeld Treat. Angels 221 Are by reason of the same beatitude so prevented and determined to all good..that in no wise they can sinne. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. iii. §7 If this power of determining its self either way must be taken away. a1670 G. Rust Disc. Truth (1682) 189 It is no imperfection in God to be determined to Good. 1694 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) ii. xxi. 142 We are endowed with a power to suspend any particular desire, and keep it from determining the will, and engaging us in action. 1772 W. Cullen Inst. Med. iv. §202 Animals are determined to take in aliment by the appetites of hunger and thirst. 1850 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 2) 86 It only determines or facilitates the action of chemical force. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. ii. 23 Speculative truth is valuable only as it determines a greater quantity of higher power into activity. c. absol. or intransitive. To give a (certain) direction. ΚΠ 1863 O. M. Mitchel Astron. of Bible iii. 157 A time finally comes when a preponderance determines in favor of the attraction of one sun above all others. 15. a. intransitive. To take its course, go, tend to (a particular terminus or destination). archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > tend or incline [verb (intransitive)] > be conducive or tend to an end pretend1402 stretchc1412 conduct1481 to conduce to1586 terminate1587 shapea1616 determine1651 minister1696 tend1936 1651 J. Saint-Amard tr. F. Micanzio Life Father Paul sig. I7 Untill it might be discerned whether the maladie would determine to life, or death. 1656 R. Sanderson 20 Serm. 258 They all determine and concenter there. 1805 W. Saunders Treat. Mineral Waters (ed. 2) 293 A dose of this water..will generally determine pretty powerfully to the kidnies. 1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 252 To these they all determine. 1858 E. H. Sears Athanasia iii. iv. 290 When the separating judgment shall come on, and each [human being] determines to the place he loves. †b. intransitive. To be directed upon (anything) as a goal or final object. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ii. §12. 94 The hopes of a Christian ought not to determine upon any thing lesse than heaven. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iv. §18 To suffer corporal austerities with thoughts determining upon the external action or imaginations of sanctity inherent in the action. 16. transitive. To decide the course of (a person); to bring to the determination, decision, or resolution (to do something). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide upon [verb (transitive)] > cause to decide or make resolute firm1303 formalize1599 determine1672 resolve1814 1672 Bp. J. Wilkins Of Princ. Nat. Relig. 29 He..shall not be able to determine himself to the belief or practice of any thing. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 278. ⁋2 A distressed Damsel, who intends to be determined by your Judgment. 1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero (1742) III. ix. 56 All these informations determined him at last not to venture to the Senate. 1788 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 520 Determining the fishermen to carry on their trade from their own homes. 1818 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein I. vi. 151 These reflections determined me, and I resolved to remain silent. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth II. viii. 207 A step to which Janet, by farther objections, only determined her the more obstinately. 1886 E. Dowden Life Shelley II. i. 7. [She] took credit to herself for having determined Shelley to travel abroad. †17. reflexive. To bring oneself to a decision; to come to the resolve (to do something). [= French se determiner.] Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide [verb (reflexive)] appointc1386 castc1386 purposec1390 determine1393 devise1393 delibera1413 resolvea1528 settle1530 to resolve with oneself1578 formalizea1656 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 267 They upon this medicine Appointen hem and determine That..They wolde [etc.]. 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 1 I determyned me to take that voyage. 1490 Act 7 Hen. VII c. 1 Preamb. The King..hath determined himself to pass over the Sea. 1701 tr. J. Le Clerc Lives Primitive Fathers 57 'Tis the part of a Witty Man, to Determine himself speedily upon all sorts of Questions. 18. a. intransitive (for reflexive). To come to the decision, resolve definitely (to do something). †In early use often to determine with oneself. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide [verb (intransitive)] choosec1320 definec1374 to take advisementa1393 appointc1440 conclude1452 to come to (an) anchor?1473 deliber1485 determine1509 resolvea1528 rest1530 deliberate1550 point1560 decide1572 to set (up) one's rest1572 to set down one's rest1578 to make account1583 to fix the staff1584 to take a party1585 fadge1592 set1638 determinate1639 pitch1666 devise1714 pre-resolve1760 settle1782 to make up one's mind1859 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure ii. vi I have determyned in my judgement, For La Bell Pucell..To passe the waye of so greate jeopardy. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xx. 16 Paul had determined [ Wyclif, Rhem., purposed] to leave Ephesus as they sailed. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 226 The moste meke wylle of the vyrgyn vtterly determyned to sarue god. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 514/2 Whan I determyne with my selfe to do a thyng. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxxxvij^v He in the meane season determined to make hys abode in Scotland. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. cxciij^v He determined with him selfe clerely to marye with her. 1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. G4^v Determines straight, To bid vs battaile for our dearest liues. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. iv. 237 He determined to set the highest price upon Francis's freedom. 1808 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 19 437 The obstinacy..of the fever made me determine..to administer some remedy. 1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 310 Narcissa determined to go at once. b. with subordinate clause or equivalent. ΚΠ 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias i. 3 Taking order and determining with Pedro.., that at a time appointed they shuld meet. 1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido v. i That have I not determin'd with myself. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. i. 21 A Man determines, that he will look at such an Object. c. To resolve upon, on, †of (some course of action). With indirect passive, to be determined on or upon.This appears to combine senses 5, 18, and to pass imperceptibly from the sense decide to that of resolve. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide upon [verb (transitive)] to take (in early use (i-)nim) to redeeOE redeOE to take (in early use (i-)nim) redeOE to bring to stallc1275 rewardc1380 perfix1415 determ1423 concludec1430 prefix?1523 resolve1523 affix1524 devise1548 pitch?1567 purpose1574 to resolve with oneself1578 to set down1582 settle1596 determinea1616 decision1877 predetermine1884 a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iv. i. 36 Determine on some course. View more context for this quotation 1636 tr. J. Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin Ariana ii. vii. 307 I could not as yet determine of what I was to doe. 1754 J. Shebbeare Marriage Act I. iv. 24 [This] seduced him to determine on the Life of a Gentleman when his Uncle should die. 1801 C. Smith Lett. Solitary Wanderer I. 33 Unable to determine on what answer they were to give. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. vi. 69 The bishops..determined on a further appeal to the pope. 1885 Manch. Examiner 26 June 5/4 Not at present definitely determined on. d. impersonal passive. ΚΠ 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin (U.K. ed.) xxix It was determined to sell the place. 19. a. to be determined, to have come to a decision or definite resolve (to do something); to be finally and firmly resolved. (Cf. determined adj.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > be resolute or determined [verb (intransitive)] confirm1382 needsa1387 beseta1400 purposea1400 to be determined1529 to set downa1586 to set (up) one's rest1593 to stop at nothing1676 to keep one's pecker up1845 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 161/2 One, whom she is determined neuer to mary. a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 48/2 If she finally wer determined to kepe him. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. i. 30 Therefore since I cannot prooue a louer..I am determined to prooue a villaine. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) v. i. 99 What are you then determined to do? View more context for this quotation 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 21 If I had been otherwise determin'd. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §208 Being now determined as to the composition of the mortar for the Edystone. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 34 No; I'm determined not to sleep up-stairs. †b. To be bound for. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1784 R. Bage Barham Downs I. 222 Sir George is determined for Switzerland in a few days. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1374
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