PREDETERMINE


Meaning of PREDETERMINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -di-ˈtər-mən ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Late Latin praedeterminare, from Latin prae- + determinare to determine

Date: 1622

1.

a. : foreordain , predestine

b. : to determine beforehand

2. : to impose a direction or tendency on beforehand

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