determine vs govern

govern vs determine

determine and govern both are verbs.

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

As verbs, govern is a hyponym of determine; that is, govern is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than determine:

determine: reach, make, or come to a decision about something
govern: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

Other hyponyms of determine include measure, measure out, mensurate, choose, pick out, select, take, will, seal, purpose, resolve, decree, rule, orient, orientate, adjudicate, judge, try, order, regularise, regularize, regulate.

determine (verb)	govern (verb)
reach, make, or come to a decision about something	exercise authority over; as of nations
fix conclusively or authoritatively	direct or strongly influence the behavior of
shape or influence; give direction to	bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
fix in scope; fix the boundaries of	require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
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

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