predetermine

UK: /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜː^rmɪn/ US: /ˌpridɪˈtɝmɪn/ ,(prē′di tûr′min)

Inflections of 'predetermine' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

predetermines

v 3rd person singular

predetermining

v pres p

predetermined

v past

predetermined

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

pre•de•ter•mine /ˌpridɪˈtɜrmɪn/   v. [~ + object] , -mined, -min•ing. 

1. to settle in advance:
   The result was predetermined even before we met.
2. to ordain in advance; predestine.

pre•de•ter•mi•na•tion /ˌpridɪˌtɜrməˈneɪʃən/  n. [uncountable] See -term-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pre•de•ter•mine  (prē′di tûr′min), v.t., -mined, -min•ing. 

1. to settle or decide in advance:
   He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
2. to ordain in advance; predestine:
   She believed that God had predetermined her sorrow.
3. to direct or impel;
   influence strongly:
   His sympathy for the poor predetermined his choice of a career.

• pre- + determine 1615–25

pre′de•ter′mi•na′tion, n. 
pre•de•ter•mi•na•tive  (prē′di tûr′mə nā′tiv, -nə tiv), adj. 

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predetermine / ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪn/ verb (transitive)

1. to determine beforehand
2. to influence or incline towards an opinion beforehand; bias

ˌpredeˌtermiˈnation noun

ˌpredeˈterminative adjective