To set the boundaries or limits of. To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.

Can determinate be a verb?

verb (used with object), de·ter·mi·nat·ed, de·ter·mi·nat·ing. to make certain of. to identify.

What type of word is determinant?

determinant Add to list Share. ... The word determinant hasn't strayed much from its roots in the Latin word for "determining." As a noun or adjective, it refers to determining or deciding something. A snowstorm could be a determinant in school being canceled.