"undetermine" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: undetermines [present, singular, third-person], undetermining [participle, present], undetermined [participle, past], undetermined [past]
Etymology: un- + determine Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|determine}} un- + determine Head templates: {{en-verb}} undetermine (third-person singular simple present undetermines, present participle undetermining, simple past and past participle undetermined)
  1. (transitive) To undo the determining of; to make uncertain. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-undetermine-en-verb-x8yPHh9g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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