"determinate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈtɜːmɪnət/ [UK], /dɪˈtɜːmɪneɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-determinate1.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-determinate2.wav
Etymology: From Middle English determinate, determynat, determinat, from Latin dēterminātus, perfect passive participle of dēterminō (“I limit, set bounds”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|determinate}} Middle English determinate, {{der|en|la|dēterminātus}} Latin dēterminātus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} determinate (not comparable)
  1. Distinct, clearly defined. Tags: not-comparable Translations (distinct, defined): определен (opredelen) (Bulgarian), установен (ustanoven) (Bulgarian), ограничен (ograničen) (Bulgarian), determinat (Catalan), bestimmt (German), entschieden (German), eindeutig (German), meghatározott (Hungarian), ditirminatu (Sicilian), determinado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-determinate-en-adj-vUjFfeqd Disambiguation of 'distinct, defined': 96 0 1 1 1 1
  2. Fixed, set, unvarying. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-determinate-en-adj-UKp7-~Ue
  3. (biology) Of growth: ending once a genetically predetermined structure has formed. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology
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  4. Conclusive; decisive; positive. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-determinate-en-adj-EC25hSuO
  5. (obsolete) Determined or resolved upon. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-determinate-en-adj-bMn-Njgz
  6. Of determined purpose; resolute. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-determinate-en-adj-CiTL02J2 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 2 31 8 7 17 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: determinately, determinateness, determinate state, determinate verb, undeterminate Related terms: determinacy, determination, determine, deterministic
Etymology number: 1

Noun

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Etymology: From Middle English determinate, determynat, determinat, from Latin dēterminātus, perfect passive participle of dēterminō (“I limit, set bounds”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|determinate}} Middle English determinate, {{der|en|la|dēterminātus}} Latin dēterminātus Head templates: {{en-noun}} determinate (plural determinates)
  1. (philosophy) A single state of a particular determinable attribute. Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-determinate-en-noun-RNXqnxPf Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 2 31 8 7 17 27 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

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Etymology: From Middle English determinaten, from the adjective (see above). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|determinaten}} Middle English determinaten Head templates: {{en-verb}} determinate (third-person singular simple present determinates, present participle determinating, simple past and past participle determinated)
  1. (obsolete) To bring to an end; to determine. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-determinate-en-verb-zAhWtMTz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "My determinate voyage.",
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          "text": "Francesca saw the danger of allowing this apathy to increase, and would fain have laid down some determinate scheme, and sought some fixed home and employment, which must have brought its occupations, its habits, and, finally, its interests.",
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