verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To determine beforehand; predetermine. transitive

   "The relations of life act as bribes to bias his judgment and foredetermine his verdict."

Synonyms

All synonyms

predeterminepredetermine

Example

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"The relations of life act as bribes to bias his judgment and foredetermine his verdict."

Etymology

From fore- + determine.

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