English Explanatory Dictionary

determinate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Distinct, clearly defined.
  2. Fixed, determined, set, unvarying.
  3. Of growth: ending once a genetically predetermined structure has formed.
  4. Conclusive; decisive; positive.
  5. Determined or resolved upon.
  6. Of determined purpose; resolute.
noun
  1. A single state of a particular determinable attribute.
verb
  1. To bring to an end; to determine.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

determinate determinates determinating determinated

Etymology

From Middle English determinate, determynat, determinat, from Latin dēterminātus, perfect passive participle of dēterminō (“to limit, set bounds”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

Antonyms

indeterminate nondeterminate antonym(s) of

Related words

determinacy determination determine deterministic

Derived words

determinately determinateness determinate state determinate verb undeterminate
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