predetermine

English

Etymology

From Latin praedēterminō;[1] equivalent to pre- +‎ determine.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɹiː.dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɹiːdɪˈtɝ.mɪn/

Verb

predetermine (third-person singular simple present predetermines, present participle predetermining, simple past and past participle predetermined)

  1. (transitive) To determine or decide in advance.
    • 1688, Matthew Hale, A Discourse of the Knowledge of God and of Ourselves:
      God's Counsel doth not predetermine the Will to any evil
  2. (transitive) To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.

Usage notes
  • The verb predetermine itself is not as common as the related participial adjective predetermined.

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Translations

References
  1. “predetermine, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Spanish

Verb

predetermine

  1. inflection of predeterminar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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