“+ verb
Etymology: Late Latin praedeterminare, from Latin prae- pre- + determinare determine
transitive verb
1.
a. : foreordain , predestine
b. : to determine beforehand : settle in advance
it is impossible to predetermine the specific problems that he will meet — W.J.Reilly
2. : to impose a direction or tendency on beforehand
intransitive verb
: to determine or resolve beforehand