"predetermine" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌpɹiː.dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/ [UK], /ˌpɹiːdɪˈtɝ.mɪn/ [US] Forms: predetermines [present, singular, third-person], predetermining [participle, present], predetermined [participle, past], predetermined [past]
Etymology: From Latin praedēterminō; equivalent to pre- + determine. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|praedēterminō}} Latin praedēterminō, {{prefix|en|pre|determine}} pre- + determine Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Synonyms (determine in advance): foredetermine, preplan, designate Translations (to determine in advance): предреша́вам (predrešávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), предреша́ (predrešá) [perfective] (Bulgarian), foreteohhian (Old English), predeterminar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-predetermine-en-verb-r367EAku Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 43 4 46 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 2 48 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'determine in advance': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'to determine in advance': 98 2
  2. (transitive) To doom by previous decree; to foredoom. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-predetermine-en-verb-yXOriHMd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: predetermined

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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