Determine and Select

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Determine verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.

Usage example: trying to determine which direction we were facing

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Select is a synonym for determine. In some cases you can use "Select" instead a verb "Determine".

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

Select verb - Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.

Usage example: She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her

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Determine is a synonym for select in choose topic. Sometimes you can use "Determine" instead a verb "Select".

ability	determine ability	select ability
character	determine character	select character
move	determine move	select move
role	determine role	select role
Other words: champion, order, name, type, way, location, actions, gender, skills, abilities, levels.

Early Game Hell: Once you've done the opening mission and unlocked the mission computer, which of the first three missions you select can determine how much trouble you have.

Source: Videogame / Shadowrun Returns
Outworld's next target is Earth, and it's up to a select few warriors to determine the fate of their realm.Besides that, we have Loads and Loads of Characters and their special moves and backstories.

Source: Franchise / Mortal Kombat
Also, the mission briefings do not always give the best idea of what awaits the player, so a playthrough may be required to determine the best loadout.During battles, the player can select the ships' general behavior towards a single target.

Source: Video Game / Nexus: The Jupiter Incident

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