predetermine
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin praedēterminō;[1] equivalent to pre- + determine.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
predetermine (third-person singular simple present predetermines, present participle predetermining, simple past and past participle predetermined)
- (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
- (transitive) To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.
Usage notes edit
- The verb predetermine itself is not as common as the related participial adjective predetermined.
Synonyms edit
- (determine in advance): foredetermine, preplan, designate
Related terms edit
Translations edit
to determine in advance
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References edit
- ^ “predetermine, v.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Spanish edit
Verb edit
predetermine
- inflection of predeterminar: