Meaning of PREDETERMINE
| Pronunciation: | | `preedi'turmin
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- [v] cause to be biased
- [v] determine beforehand
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| | See Also: | | angle, determine, foreordain, influence, mold, predestinate, predestine, prejudice, preordain, prepossess, regulate, shape, slant, weight | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pre`de*ter"mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Predetermined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predermining}.] [Pref. pre-
+ determine: cf. F. pr['e]d['e]terminer.]
1. To determine (something) beforehand. --Sir M. Hale.
2. To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.
\Pre`de*ter"mine\, v. i.
To determine beforehand.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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, predestine, preestablish, prejudge, premeditate, preordain, preresolve, presume, presuppose, presurmise, scheme, work out beforehand |
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