predefinev.

Brit.

/ˌpriːdᵻˈfʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˌpridəˈfaɪn/

Forms: 1500s predefyne, 1500s prediffine, 1500s– predefine, 1600s praedefyne.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, define v.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + define v. Compare post-classical Latin predefinire (Vetus Latina; 9th cent. in a British source), Middle French prediffinir (16th cent.).

transitive. To define, establish, or prescribe beforehand; to predetermine.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > predestine or predetermine [verb (transitive)]

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1542 T. Becon Newe Pathway vnto Praier xliii. sig. Q.ij^v At his tyme predefined and appoynted from euerlastynge.

1606 B. Barnes Foure Bks. Offices ii. 64 Those other three remaining, and framed out of the excesse or outrage of these other three good states predefined, consist in tyrannie.

1657 J. Bramhall Castigations Mr. Hobbes 22 God willed and predefined the suffering of Joseph, and disposed them to his own glory, and the good of his Church.

a1711 T. Ken Wks. (1721) I. 67 Whom thy unbounded Goodness predefin'd To be the Mighty Saviour of Mankind.

1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend 7 Sept. 61 Much less can a general statute anticipate and pre-define it.

1902 Philos. Rev. 11 561 The premises upon which the procedure is based predefine the nature of a so-called fact.

1951 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 41 79 In imperial times judgment ‘moribus’ becomes opposed to the written law predefining crimina.

1994 Computer Contractor 27 May 75/2 Fitness is defined by which organisms survive, but genetic programming echoes the popular notion by predefining a spectrum of fitness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	predefine
释义	predefinev. Brit. /ˌpriːdᵻˈfʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌpridəˈfaɪn/ Forms: 1500s predefyne, 1500s prediffine, 1500s– predefine, 1600s praedefyne. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, define v. Etymology: < pre- prefix + define v. Compare post-classical Latin predefinire (Vetus Latina; 9th cent. in a British source), Middle French prediffinir (16th cent.). transitive. To define, establish, or prescribe beforehand; to predetermine. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > predestine or predetermine [verb (transitive)] shapea1000 dightc1000 besee1297 weirda1300 destinec1300 ordainc1390 ettlea1400 destinyc1400 eure1428 fortunec1430 foreordainc1440 order1532 preordain1533 predefine1542 prefine1545 destinate1548 fore-pointa1557 fore-appoint1561 pre-ordinate1565 foreset1573 forepurpose1581 sort1592 predestinate1593 predetermine1601 pre-appoint1603 forecall1613 fatea1616 predesign1630 predeterminate1637 pre-order1640 predestine1642 ordinate1850 foreordinate1858 preset1926 1542 T. Becon Newe Pathway vnto Praier xliii. sig. Q.ij^v At his tyme predefined and appoynted from euerlastynge. 1606 B. Barnes Foure Bks. Offices ii. 64 Those other three remaining, and framed out of the excesse or outrage of these other three good states predefined, consist in tyrannie. 1657 J. Bramhall Castigations Mr. Hobbes 22 God willed and predefined the suffering of Joseph, and disposed them to his own glory, and the good of his Church. a1711 T. Ken Wks. (1721) I. 67 Whom thy unbounded Goodness predefin'd To be the Mighty Saviour of Mankind. 1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend 7 Sept. 61 Much less can a general statute anticipate and pre-define it. 1902 Philos. Rev. 11 561 The premises upon which the procedure is based predefine the nature of a so-called fact. 1951 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 41 79 In imperial times judgment ‘moribus’ becomes opposed to the written law predefining crimina. 1994 Computer Contractor 27 May 75/2 Fitness is defined by which organisms survive, but genetic programming echoes the popular notion by predefining a spectrum of fitness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1542
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