redetermine

Settle once more

To redetermine is to determine again—to reassess, recalculate, or decide anew.

The word appears most often in legal and administrative contexts where earlier decisions must be revisited: The court will redetermine the custody arrangement.

Tax authorities may redetermine liability after reviewing new evidence.

reassess

reevaluate

Consider again more carefully

reappraise · reconsider · reanalyze · remeasure · reassess · audit · reinvestigate · recheck · reverify · reconfirm

revise

modify

Change partially

update · correct · change · rework · recalibrate · reset · redefine · reestablish · reset · readjust

decide

resolve

Firmness of purpose

adjudicate · rule · decree · establish · fix · set · pronounce · arbitrate · declare · confirm

Opposites
sequence of determination

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Decide before the fact

action versus inaction

redeterminefinalize

Settle decisively

uphold · preserve · confirm · fix · maintain

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G