Associations to the word «Predetermine»

Wiktionary

PREDETERMINE, verb. (transitive) To determine or decide in advance.
PREDETERMINE, verb. (transitive) To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.

Dictionary definition

PREDETERMINE, verb. Determine beforehand.
PREDETERMINE, verb. Cause to be biased.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats