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`pre· de· ter· mine | \ ˌprē-di-ˈtər-mən
`predetermined; predetermining; predetermines
`Definition of predetermine
`transitive verb
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`: FOREORDAIN, PREDESTINE
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`: to determine beforehand
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`a b :
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` to impose a direction or tendency on beforehand
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`destine, doom, fate, foredoom, foreordain, ordain, predestine, preordain
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`// The sex of the child is predetermined when the egg is fertilized.
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`// religious sects that believe that an individual's salvation has been predetermined by God
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`Recent Examples on the Web
`// And this lease essentially predetermine the outcome of the bidding process that the city
`held.
`— San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022
`// But while its Chinese and Indian characters are allowed to be themselves in a way that
`doesn’t predetermine the plot, the Russian is revealed as a government spy by Episode 2.
`— Michael Idov, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022
`// In years of working with professional musicians who have reached significant milestones in
`their career, some practices stand out in three areas of the music process that have helped
`predetermine the success of a new release.
`— Chris Erhardt, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
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`First Known Use of predetermine
`1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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`History and Etymology for predetermine
`Late Latin praedeterminare, from Latin prae- + determinare to determine
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`predetermine verb
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`pre· de· ter· mine | \ ˌprēd-i-ˈtər-mən
`Kids Definition of predetermine
`1
`: PREDESTINE
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`: to decide or settle beforehand
`// meet at a predetermined place
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`predetermination \ - ˌtər- mə- ˈnā- shən \ noun
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