verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To determine or decide in advance. transitive

   "God's Counsel doth not predetermine the Will to any evil"

2. 2
   cause to be biased wordnet
3. 3
   To doom by previous decree; to foredoom. transitive
4. 4
   determine beforehand wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

arrangebe predisposedbiasbiascalculatedesignate

Example

More examples

"You can't predetermine things like fate."

Etymology

From Latin praedēterminō; equivalent to pre- + determine.

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