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determinare

Definitions of determinare
  1. verb
    fix conclusively or authoritatively
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    identificare, individualizzare, individuare, ravvisare, riconoscere
    recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
    datare
    assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
    fissare, quotare, stimare, valutare
    fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
    sopravvalutare
    assign too high a value to
    galleggiare
    allow (currencies) to fluctuate
    rialzare
    increase the price of
  2. verb
    establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
    accertare, accertarsi, assicurarsi, certificarsi, sincerarsi
    find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
    ripescare, riscoprire, scoprire, scovare, trovare, venire a sapere
    make a discovery, make a new finding
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    respingere, rifrangere, ripercuotere
    determine the refracting power of (a lens)
    censire
    conduct a census
    riportare
    determine the sum of
  3. verb
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    ripescare, riscoprire, scoprire, scovare, trovare, venire a sapere
    make a discovery, make a new finding
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    accorgersi, adocchiare, avvistare, scorgere, vedere
    catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
  4. verb
    call to arms; of military personnel
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    convocare, indire
    order, request, or command to come
  5. verb
    summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
    scatenare
    evoke or provoke to appear or occur
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    bestemmiare, dannare, esecrare, imprecare, maledire, sacramentare
    wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
    benedire
    give a benediction to
    oliare, ungere
    administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
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    fare, fare in modo
    make or cause to be or to become
  6. verb
    give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
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    influenzare, profilare
    shape or influence; give direction to
    scatenare
    evoke or provoke to appear or occur
    aizzare, articolare, incentivare, intenerire, motivare, scansare, spostare
    give an incentive for action
    scassinare
    urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
    disporre, inclinare
    make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
    rimaneggiare
    shape anew or differently
    cronometrare
    set the speed, duration, or execution of
    preludere
    bring something new to an environment
    buscare, disegnare, riscuotere
    earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
    attivare, azionare, inciampare, scatenare
    put in motion or move to act
    precipitare
    bring about abruptly
    precipitare
    cause to occur rapidly
    denominare, designare, nominare
    set up or lay the groundwork for
    disporre, distribuire, orchestrare, organizzare
    plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
    inforcare, sferrare
    put up or launch
    imprendere, intraprendere, osare
    enter upon an activity or enterprise
    scontare
    contribute or conduce to
    type of:
    fare, fare in modo
    make or cause to be or to become
  7. verb
    recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
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    differenziare, discriminare
    recognize or perceive the difference
    etichettare
    distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
    etichettare
    distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
    differenziare, individualizzare, personalizzare
    make or mark or treat as individual
    dissociare
    regard as unconnected
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  8. verb
    give individual character to
    synonyms: individuare
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    caratterizzare
    be characteristic of
  9. verb
    shape or influence; give direction to
    synonyms: influenzare, profilare
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    types:
    disporre, inclinare
    make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
    rimaneggiare
    shape anew or differently
    cronometrare
    set the speed, duration, or execution of
    predestinare
    foreordain or determine beforehand
    predestinare
    foreordain by divine will or decree
    type of:
    cagionare, causare, creare, dare origine, fare, produrre, provocare, sfociare
    give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
  10. verb
    reach, make, or come to a decision about something
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    prendere, prescegliere, scegliere, selezionare
    pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
    decretare, destinare
    decide with authority
    orizzontare
    determine one's position with reference to another point
    ordinare, regolare
    bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
    normalizzare, standardizzare, uniformare
    cause to conform to standard or norm
    adibire, destinare, riservare
    select something or someone for a specific purpose
    adottare
    choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
    incasellare
    examine in order to test suitability
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