determine vs pick out

determine and pick out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
determine	No	No	Yes	No
pick out	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

Other hypernyms of determine include choose, select, take.

determine (verb)	pick out (verb)
reach, make, or come to a decision about something	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
fix conclusively or authoritatively	detect with the senses
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