predetermine

  • 11predetermine — verb To determine or decide something in advance …

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  • 12predetermine — Synonyms and related words: be predisposed, calculate, destine, determine, fate, forejudge, foreordain, forethink, go off half cocked, judge beforehand, jump the gun, plan, plot, preconceive, preconclude, preconsider, predecide, predestinate,… …

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  • 13predetermine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. premeditate, pre resolve, preconcert, prearrange, stack the cards (inf.); foreordain, predestine, doom; plan. See destiny, intention. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. destine, predestine, fate, doom, decide …

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  • 14predetermine — pre·de·ter·mine || ‚priːdɪ tɜːmɪn v. set beforehand; predestine, preordain; decide in advance …

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  • 15predetermine — verb establish or decide in advance. ↘predestine. Derivatives predeterminable adjective predeterminate adjective predetermination noun predetermined adjective …

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  • 16predetermine — pre·determine …

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  • 17predetermine — See: predetermined …

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  • 18predetermine — pre•de•ter•mine [[t]ˌpri dɪˈtɜr mɪn[/t]] v. t. mined, min•ing 1) to settle or decide in advance 2) to ordain in advance; predestine 3) to direct or impel; influence strongly • Etymology: 1615–25 pre de•ter′mi•nate, adj. pre de•ter′mi•nate•ly, adv …

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  • 19predetermine — /pridəˈtɜmən / (say preeduh termuhn) verb (t) (predetermined, predetermining) 1. to determine or decide beforehand. 2. to ordain beforehand; predestine. 3. to direct or impel beforehand to something. {Late Latin praedētermināre} –predetermination …

  • 20predetermine — v.tr. 1 determine or decree beforehand. 2 predestine. Derivatives: predeterminable adj. predeterminate adj. predetermination n. Etymology: LL praedeterminare (as PRAE , DETERMINE) …

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