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English
Etymology
From Latin praedēterminō;[1] equivalent to pre- + determine.
Pronunciation
Verb
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
- The verb predetermine itself is not as common as the related participial adjective predetermined.
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Spanish
Verb
predetermine
- inflection of predeterminar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative