verb
1 discover the facts about sth
ADVERB
▪ exactly , precisely
▪
We need a detailed investigation to ~ exactly why these cancers are occurring.
▪ reliably
▪ conclusively , definitively
▪ unambiguously
▪ objectively
VERB + DETERMINE
▪ try to
▪ be used to , help to
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Computer models help to ~ whether a particular area is likely to flood.
▪ be easy to , be possible to
▪ be difficult to , be impossible to
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It is difficult to ~ the exact cause of the illness.
▪ be necessary to
▪ be able to
2 make sth happen in a particular way
ADVERB
▪ biologically , culturally , genetically
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the debate about whether such attitudes are biologically or culturally ~d
▪ ultimately
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a decision which would ultimately ~ the fate of the project
▪ directly
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Reproductive success is directly ~d by attractiveness to the female.
▪ largely , mainly , primarily
▪ partly
▪ solely , uniquely
Determine is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ coroner , ↑ factor , ↑ inspection , ↑ researcher
Determine is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ cause , ↑ champion , ↑ compensation , ↑ composition , ↑ concentration , ↑ course , ↑ degree , ↑ density , ↑ destiny , ↑ diameter , ↑ direction , ↑ distance , ↑ distribution , ↑ duration , ↑ effect , ↑ effectiveness , ↑ efficiency , ↑ election , ↑ extent , ↑ fate , ↑ feasibility , ↑ frequency , ↑ future , ↑ guilt , ↑ height , ↑ identity , ↑ impact , ↑ incidence , ↑ influence , ↑ latitude , ↑ level , ↑ likelihood , ↑ limit , ↑ longitude , ↑ magnitude , ↑ meaning , ↑ merit , ↑ nature , ↑ number , ↑ outcome , ↑ percentage , ↑ policy , ↑ position , ↑ preference , ↑ priority , ↑ probability , ↑ quality , ↑ radioactivity , ↑ rate , ↑ ratio , ↑ relationship , ↑ rent , ↑ requirement , ↑ risk , ↑ role , ↑ scale , ↑ scope , ↑ severity , ↑ sex , ↑ shape , ↑ significance , ↑ size , ↑ status , ↑ success , ↑ suitability , ↑ threshold , ↑ type , ↑ usefulness , ↑ validity , ↑ value , ↑ viability , ↑ volume , ↑ wage , ↑ winner , ↑ worth