determine

v. decide, settle; conclude; cause, affect

Determination is a virtue characterized by firmness of purpose and resoluteness. Never giving up when odds are against you. It has been listed as a candidate for the Knightly Virtues.
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Verb
1. after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
(synonym) find, find out, ascertain
(hyponym) gauge
(verb-group) check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
(derivation) decision, determination, conclusion
2. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
(synonym) shape, mold, influence, regulate
(hypernym) cause, do, make
(hyponym) dispose, incline
(derivation) determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factor
3. fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
(synonym) set
(hyponym) identify, place
(derivation) decision, determination, conclusion
4. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
(synonym) specify, set, fix, limit
(hypernym) choose, take, select, pick out
(hyponym) quantify
(derivation) determiner, determinative
5. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
(synonym) decide, make up one's mind
(hyponym) measure, mensurate, measure out
(entail) debate, deliberate
(derivation) decision, determination, conclusion
6. fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property
(hypernym) specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
(hyponym) pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify
(derivation) determination, finding
7. settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"
(synonym) settle, square off, square up
(hypernym) conclude, resolve
(hyponym) clear, solve
(derivation) clincher, determiner, determining factor
8. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
(synonym) check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
(hyponym) test
(verb-group) see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
(derivation) determination, finding

adj. determined, resolute, resolved, purposive, specific, definite, certain, fixed, given, set, decided, bound, dogged, purposeful, determinate, stalwart

n. determinandum

v. determine, establish, fix, define, will, type, incite, calibrate, constrict, plot

v. determine; define; decide; establish; dispose