decide vs determine

decide and determine both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decide	No	No	Yes	No
determine	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, decide and determine are synonyms defined as:

decide and determine: reach, make, or come to a decision about something

Other synonyms of decide include make up one's mind.

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

Other hypernyms of decide include influence, mold, mould, regulate, shape.

decide (verb)	determine (verb)
reach, make, or come to a decision about something	reach, make, or come to a decision about something
bring to an end; settle conclusively	fix conclusively or authoritatively
cause to decide	shape or influence; give direction to
influence or determine	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