To determine the condition of; to qualify.

To render determinate or definite.

transitive. figurative. To restrict or limit (a person or thing) to something. Also: to characterize, define, or specify (something) precisely.

To determine, lay down definitely; to fix, decide; †to decide upon, fix upon.

transitive. To measure or judge as with a plumb line. Also intransitive.

transitive. To identify precisely; to determine the specific nature of.