determinate

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈtɝːməˌneɪt/ UK /dɪˈtɜːmɪnət/ See IPA manual

Freq #111841

Meanings

1

adj
not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex

Determinate growth.
2

adj
Distinct, clearly defined.

Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet.
3

adj
Fixed, determined, set, unvarying.

[…] hym have ye taken by the hondes of vnrightewes perſones / after he was delivered by the determinat counſell and fore knoweledge of God / and have crucified and ſlayne hym / […].
4

adj
Determined or resolved upon.

My determinate voyage.

Thesaurus

Opposites

indeterminatenondeterminate

Word family

Derived forms determinatelydeterminatenessundeterminate

Related forms determinacydetermination determine deterministic

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Phrases (1)

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determinate growth
growth that stops after reaching a particular size or developmental stage

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English determinate, determynat, determinat, from Latin dēterminātus, perfect passive participle of dēterminō (“to limit, set bounds”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# determinate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈtɝːməˌneɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈtɜːmɪnət/
**Frequency rank:** 111841

## Meanings
1. not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
2. Distinct, clearly defined.
3. Fixed, determined, set, unvarying.
4. Determined or resolved upon.

## Examples
- Determinate growth.
- Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet.
- […] hym have ye taken by the hondes of vnrightewes perſones / after he was delivered by the determinat counſell and fore knoweledge of God / and have crucified and ſlayne hym / […].
- My determinate voyage.

## Antonyms
- indeterminate
- nondeterminate

## Derived Forms
- determinately
- determinateness
- undeterminate

## Related Forms
- determinacy
- determination
- determine
- deterministic

## Etymology
From Middle English determinate, determynat, determinat, from Latin dēterminātus, perfect passive participle of dēterminō (“to limit, set bounds”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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