predetermine
See also: prédéterminé, prédétermine, and predeterminé
English
Etymology
From pre- + determine.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɹiː.dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɹiːdɪˈtɝ.mɪn/
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
- 1688, Matthew Hale, A Discourse of the Knowledge of God and of Ourselves
- (transitive) To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.
Usage notes
- The verb predetermine itself is not as common as the derived participial adjective predetermined.
Synonyms
- (determine in advance): foredetermine, preplan, designate
Derived terms
- predetermined
Translations
to determine in advance
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Spanish
Verb
predetermine
- inflection of predeterminar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative