predetermine

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Pronunciation

/ˌpɹiː.dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/(UK)

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/ˌpɹiː.dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/(UK) · /ˌpɹiːdɪˈtɝ.mɪn/(US)

Definition of predetermine

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To determine or decide in advance.

“God's Counsel doth not predetermine the Will to any evil”
“That original list of 2,315 solutions was embedded in the game’s code. That means the game was playable offline and could be downloaded onto phones or computers. The solutions to the original Wordle game were predetermined through October 20, 2027. The New York Times (NYT) hasn’t said if it plans to make any more changes or additions to that initial list.”

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verb

(transitive)To determine or decide in advance.

“God's Counsel doth not predetermine the Will to any evil”
“That original list of 2,315 solutions was embedded in the game’s code. That means the game was playable offline and could be downloaded onto phones or computers. The solutions to the original Wordle game were predetermined through October 20, 2027. The New York Times (NYT) hasn’t said if it plans to make any more changes or additions to that initial list.”
(transitive)To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Latin praedēterminō; equivalent to pre- + determine.

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