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2 : GENE

de·ter·mi·nate adjective 1 : having fixed limits : DEFINITE

2 : definitely settled

— de·ter·mi·nate·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] definite, finite, limited, measured, narrow, restricted—more at LIMITED

[2] certain, final, firm, fixed, flat, frozen, hard, hard-and-fast, set, settled, stable—more at FIXED

de·ter·mi·na·tion noun 1 a : the act of coming to a decision

b : the decision or conclusion reached

2 : a fixing of the extent, position, or character of something

3 : accurate measurement (as of length or volume)

4 : firm or fixed purpose

Synonyms

[1b] conclusion, decision, deliverance, diagnosis, judgment, opinion, resolution, verdict—more at DECISION

[4] decision, decisiveness, firmness, granite, resolution, resolve; also doggedness, obstinacy, perseverance, persistence, stubbornness, tenacity; backbone, fortitude, grit, pluck

Antonyms

hesitation, indecision, irresolution, vacillation

de·ter·mine verb -mined; -min·ing 1 : to fix conclusively or authoritatively

2 : to come to a decision : RESOLVE

3 : to fix the form or character of beforehand : ORDAIN; also : REGULATE

4 : to find out the limits, nature, dimensions, or scope of <~ a position at sea>

5 : to find out or come to a decision about by investigation, reasoning, or calculation

6 : to bring about as a result

Synonyms

[1] adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, judge, referee, rule, settle, umpire—more at JUDGE

[2] choose, conclude, decide, figure, opt, resolve—more at DECIDE

de·ter·mined adjective 1 : firmly resolved

2 : characterized by or showing determination

— de·ter·mined·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] bent, bound, decisive, firm, intent, purposeful, resolute, set; also certain, cocksure, positive, sure; earnest, serious; steady, unfaltering, unhesitating, unswerving, unwavering

Antonyms

faltering, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, undetermined, unresolved, vacillating, wavering

[2] dogged, grim, implacable, relentless, unflinching, unrelenting, unyielding—more at UNYIELDING

de·ter·mined·ly adverb : in a determined manner

Synonyms

diligently, hard, hardly, laboriously, mightily, slavishly, strenuously, tirelessly—more at HARD

de·ter·min·ism noun : a doctrine that acts of the will, natural events, or social changes are determined by preceding events or natural causes

— de·ter·min·ist noun or adjective

de·ter·rence noun : the inhibition of criminal behavior by fear esp. of punishment

de·ter·rent adjective 1 : serving to deter

2 : relating to deterrence

— deterrent noun

de·test verb [ORIGIN: L detestari, lit., to curse while calling a deity to witness, fr. de- from + testari to call to witness]

: to feel intense and often violent antipathy toward : LOATHE

— de·tes·ta·tion noun

Synonyms

abhor, abominate, despise, execrate, hate, loathe—more at HATE

de·test·able adjective : arousing or meriting intense dislike

Synonyms

base, contemptible, despicable, dirty, dishonorable, ignoble, low, mean, snide, sordid, vile, wretched—more at IGNOBLE

de·throne verb : to remove from a throne : DEPOSE

— de·throne·ment noun

det·o·nate verb -nat·ed; -nat·ing : to explode or cause to explode with violence

Synonyms

blow up, burst, explode, go off, pop—more at EXPLODE

det·o·na·tion noun : the action or process of detonating

Synonyms

blast, eruption, explosion—more at EXPLOSION

det·o·na·tor noun : a device for detonating an explosive

1detour noun : an indirect way replacing part of a route

2detour verb : to go by detour

Synonyms

bypass, circumvent, skirt; also circumnavigate; avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, shake, shun

deviate, sheer, swerve, swing, turn, turn off, veer—more at TURN

de·tox noun : detoxification from an intoxicating or addictive substance

— detox verb

de·tox·i·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing 1 : to remove a poison or toxin or the effect of such from

2 : to free (as a drug user) from an intoxicating or addictive substance or from dependence on it

— de·tox·i·fi·ca·tion noun

de·tract verb 1 : to take away or diminish