Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DE-TERM'INE, v.i.

1. To resolve; to conclude; to come to a decision. He shall pay as the judges determine. – Ex. xxi. It is indifferent how the learned shall determine concerning this matter. – Anon.
2. To end; to terminate. The danger determined by the death of the conspirators. Revolutions often determine in setting up tyranny at home, or in conquest from abroad. Some estates may determine, on future contingencies. – Blackstone.