determine

To set the boundaries or limits of.

[God] hath determined the times before appointed.

The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined by the view or sight.

To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.

Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.

To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.

The character of the soul is determined by the character of its God.

something divinely beautiful […] that at some time or other might influence or even determine her course of life

To fix the course of; to impel and direct; with a remoter object preceded by to.

The news of his father's illness determined him to depart immediately.

To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide.

The court has determined the cause.