predetermine
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transitive verb \-di-ˈtər-mən\Definition of PREDETERMINE
1
a : foreordain, predestine b : to determine beforehand
2
: to impose a direction or tendency on beforehand
Examples of PREDETERMINE
- The sex of the child is predetermined when the egg is fertilized.
- <religious sects that believe that an individual's salvation has been predetermined by God>
Origin of PREDETERMINE
Late Latin praedeterminare, from Latin prae- + determinare to determine
First Known Use: 1622
Related to PREDETERMINE
- Synonyms
- doom, fate, foredoom, foreordain, ordain, predestine, destine, preordain
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