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predetermine
/ˌpɹiːdɪˈtɝ.mɪn/
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What does predetermine mean?
verb
- To determine or decide in advance.
- To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.
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/ˌpɹiːdɪˈtɝ.mɪn/
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V. predestine, preordain, predetermine, premeditate, resolve, concert; resolve beforehand, predesignate.
To predetermine some future occupation for which education is to be a strict preparation is to injure the possibilities of present development and thereby to reduce the adequacy of preparation for a future right employment.