PREDETERMINED

preset, predetermined

(adjective) set in advance; “a preset plan of action”; “at a predetermined time”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

predetermined

simple past tense and past participle of predetermine

Adjective

predetermined (comparative more predetermined, superlative most predetermined)

determined in advance

Source: Wiktionary


PREDETERMINE

Pre`de*ter"mine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Predetermined; p. pr. & vb. n. Predermining.] Etym: [Pref. pre- + determine: cf. F. prédéterminer.]

1. To determine (something) beforehand. Sir M. Hale.

2. To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.

Pre`de*ter"mine, v. i.

Definition: To determine beforehand.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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