"self-determine" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: self-determines [present, singular, third-person], self-determining [participle, present], self-determined [participle, past], self-determined [past]
Etymology: self- + determine Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|determine}} self- + determine Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-determine (third-person singular simple present self-determines, present participle self-determining, simple past and past participle self-determined)
  1. To make one's own decisions without outside interference. Related terms: self-determination, self-determinism Translations (make one's own decisions): αυτοκαθορίζω (aftokathorízo) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-self-determine-en-verb-dQa62d2U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-

Inflected forms

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