predetermine
English
Etymology
Verb
predetermine (third-person singular simple present predetermines, present participle predetermining, simple past and past participle predetermined)
- (transitive) To determine or decide in advance.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir M. Hale to this entry?)
- (transitive) To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.
Usage notes
- The verb predetermine itself is not as common as the derived participial adjective predetermined.
Synonyms
- (determine in advance): foredetermine, preplan
Derived terms
Spanish
Verb
predetermine
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of predeterminar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of predeterminar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of predeterminar.