carry weight vs determine

carry weight and determine both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carry weight	No	No	Yes	No
determine	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, determine is a hypernym of carry weight; that is, determine is a word with a broader meaning than carry weight:

Other hypernyms of carry weight include influence, mold, mould, regulate, shape.

carry weight (verb)	determine (verb)
have influence to a specified degree	reach, make, or come to a decision about something
	fix conclusively or authoritatively
	shape or influence; give direction to
	fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
	establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
	find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
	decide upon or fix definitely
	settle conclusively; come to terms