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Determined

adjective

1.

Characterized by great determination.

2.

Having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation. Antonym: undetermined.

3.

Devoting full strength and concentrated attention to.

4.

Determined or decided upon as by an authority. Synonyms: dictated, set. "The dictated terms of surrender" , "The time set for the launching"

5.

Strongly motivated to succeed. Synonyms: compulsive, driven.

Determine

verb

(past & past part. determined; pres. part. determining)

1.

Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study. Synonyms: ascertain, find, find out. "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

2.

Shape or influence; give direction to. Synonyms: influence, mold, regulate, shape. "Mold public opinion"

3.

Fix conclusively or authoritatively. Synonym: set.

4.

Decide upon or fix definitely. Synonyms: define, fix, limit, set, specify. "Specify the parameters"

5.

Reach, make, or come to a decision about something. Synonyms: decide, make up one's mind.

6.

Fix in scope; fix the boundaries of.

7.

Settle conclusively; come to terms. Synonyms: settle, square off, square up.

8.

Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort. Synonyms: ascertain, check, find out, learn, see, watch. "See whether it works" , "Find out if he speaks Russian" , "Check whether the train leaves on time"

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— The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake • Laura Lee Hope

... The sharp ring of the musketry, the shouts of those full of life and hope, stifled once more the groans of the wounded comrades, in whom life was expiring and hope was dead. Both sides fought bravely, admirably; and, had strength and courage alone determined this last agony, doubtful indeed would have been its issue. But the Swedish cannon now again opened their flaming mouths upon the right flank and front of the Imperialists; and the effect was terrible: rank upon rank and file upon file fell beneath that ...

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... little white Theatre Montmartre, and she first perused the play-bill, and then contemplated the sleeping poet. It may have been that she found something attractive in his bearing, or it may have been that ragamuffins sprawled elsewhere; but, having determined to wait awhile, she selected the bench on which he reposed, and forthwith ...

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