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   predetermine

   /ˌpriːdɪˈtəːmɪn/

   verb

   • 1. establish or decide in advance: "closed questions almost predetermine the response given"
   • ▪ predestine (an outcome or course of events): "a strong sense that life had been predetermined"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from late Latin praedeterminare, from prae ‘beforehand’ + determinare ‘limit, settle’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. predeterminable adjective
   • 2. predeterminate adjective
   • 3. predetermination noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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