Determine and Handle

Determine

Determine verb - To give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute).

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Handle and determine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Handle" instead a verb "Determine".

Nearby Words: determination, determining, determinative, determiner, determinating

Handle verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.

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Determine and handle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Determine" instead a verb "Handle".

Nearby Words: hand, handled, handling, handler, handhold

power	determine power	handle power
life	determine life	handle life
people	determine people	handle people
kind	determine kind	handle kind
Other words: truth, amount, number, time, way, effects, feelings.

Air Force officer taking part in an experiment to determine if he could handle being alone in space on a trip to the Moon.

Source: False Crucible
They eventually determine that his body can't handle the stress of two beings living in it for too long.

Source: Heroic Suicide
Generally speaking the Harmonium keep order and arrest lawbreakers, the Fraternity of Order do the judging and determine sentence, and the Mercykillers handle imprisonment or execution (unless the victim is legally insane, in which case the Bleakers handle containment).

Source: Tabletop Game / Planescape

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