predetermine
Americanverb (used with object)
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to settle or decide in advance.
He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
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to ordain in advance; predestine.
She believed that God had predetermined her sorrow.
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to direct or impel; influence strongly.
His sympathy for poor people predetermined his choice of a career.
verb
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to determine beforehand
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to influence or incline towards an opinion beforehand; bias
Other Word Forms
- predetermination noun
- predeterminative adjective
- predeterminer noun
Etymology
Origin of predetermine
Example Sentences
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The basics of a no-spend—or low-spend, depending on your personal definition—challenge are just that: for a predetermined period of time, you abstain from nonessential purchases.
From Salon
When Guardiola reinvents his system, changes are made based on the players he has rather than a predetermined idea of what system he wants to play.
From BBC
A liquidated damage fee is a predetermined amount of money written into a contract that one party pays the other for specific breaches.
From Los Angeles Times
Paramount’s lawyers in a letter accuse Warner of embarking on “a myopic process with a predetermined outcome that favors a single bidder.”
From Los Angeles Times
All these funds started out as nontraded entities—meaning that investors could sell only at predetermined times, as with Bluerock or Priority Income.
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