The verb determine has 8 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (117) determine, find, find out, ascertain -- (establish 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")
2. (23) determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate -- (shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion")
3. (18) determine, set -- (fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules")
4. (11) specify, set, determine, fix, limit -- (decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters")
5. (9) decide, make up one's mind, determine -- (reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations")
6. (7) determine -- (fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property)
7. (1) settle, square off, square up, determine -- (settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument")
8. determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn -- (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")