Determinate
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English
From Middle English determinat < Latin dēterminātus, perfect passive participle of dēterminō (“limit, set bounds”).
Adjective
Determinate (not comparable)
- Limited, defined, resolved, decided.
- (botany) Of plants in which growth of the axis is terminated by the generation of reproductive structures.
Antonyms
- (limited): indeterminate, non-determinate
- (plant biology): indeterminate
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
Determinate (plural Determinates)- (philosophy) A single state of a particular determinable attribute.
Thesaurus
absolute, admitting no exception, all-out, apodictic, ascertained, assured, attested, bound, categorical, certain, certified, circumscribed, circumscript, clear, clear and distinct, clear as day, complete, conclusive, concrete, constant, decided, decisive, defined, definite, definitive, delimited, demarcated, detailed, determined, diagnose, different, distinct, distinguish, distinguished, downright, encircled, entire, esoteric, especial, established, exceptional, explicit, express, extraordinary, final, finger, fixed, flat, flat-out, global, guaranteed, hedged about, immovable, immutable, implicit, in the bag, inalterable, inappealable, indisputable, individual, ineluctable, inevitable, inner, intimate, invariable, limited, made sure, minute, nailed down, narrow, necessary, noteworthy, on ice, open-and-shut, out-and-out, outright, particular, peremptory, perfect, perfectly sure, personal, pinpoint, place, positive, precise, predestined, predetermined, private, proved, recognize, respective, restricted, round, secure, set, settled, several, singular, solipsistic, special, specific, spot, stated, straight, straight-out, sure, sure-enough, surrounded, tested, total, tried, true, unalterable, unambiguous, unchangeable, uncircumscribed, unconditional, unconditioned, undoubting, unequivocal, unhampered, unhesitating, univocal, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unmodifiable, unqualified, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestricted, unwaivable, utter, warranted, whole, without exception, without reserve
Translations
Adjective
Esperanto
Adverb
determinate
- present adverbial passive participle of determini
Italian
Adjective
determinate pl.
- feminine form of determinato
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
dētermināte
- second-person plural present active imperative of dēterminō
