Determine and Shape

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Determine

Determine verb - Shape or influence; give direction to.

Usage example: experience often determines ability

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Shape is a synonym for determine in affect topic. In some cases you can use "Shape" instead the word "Determine" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like control, dictate.

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

Shape

Shape verb - Shape or influence; give direction to.

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Determine is a synonym for shape. You can use "Determine" instead a verb "Shape".

Nearby Words: shaped, shapeless, shapely, shaping

Common collocations

purpose	determine purpose	shape purpose
character	determine character	shape character
power	determine power	shape power
life	determine life	shape life
Other words: people, sex, appearance, fate, destiny, future, way, personality, size, events.

Both words in one sentence

The now discontinued space MMORPG Jumpgate at one time used a simplistic ovoid shape to determine if ship models were hit by missiles.

Source: Hitbox Dissonance
Probably justified in that even a hundred questions asked and answered wouldn't determine such feats as the position of your virtual nose, forehead shape or eye tilting.

Source: Player Personality Quiz
Lightning Reveal: Just after they determine the intruder is no longer int he cabin, a flash of thunder lights up a gangly shape standing outside the window just behind April.

Source: Film / Extraterrestrial

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