v. 25B6; verb
chromosomes determine the sex of the embryo : CONTROL, decide, regulate, direct, dictate, govern; affect, influence, mould.
he determined to sell up : RESOLVE, decide, make up one's mind, choose, elect, opt; formal purpose.
the rent shall be determined by an accountant : SPECIFY, set, fix, decide on, settle, assign, designate, arrange, choose, establish, ordain, prescribe, decree.
determine the composition of the fibres : ASCERTAIN, find out, discover, learn, establish, calculate, work out, make out, deduce, diagnose, discern; check, verify, confirm; informal figure out.