predetermine
verb
pre·de·ter·mine ˌprē-di-ˈtər-mən 
predetermined; predetermining; predetermines
transitive verb
1
a
: foreordain, predestine
b
: to determine beforehand
2
: to impose a direction or tendency on beforehand
Synonyms
- destine
- doom
- fate
- foredoom
- foreordain
- ordain
- predestine
- preordain
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Example Sentences
The sex of the child is predetermined when the egg is fertilized. religious sects that believe that an individual's salvation has been predetermined by God
Recent Examples on the Web And this lease essentially predetermine the outcome of the bidding process that the city held. 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022 But while its Chinese and Indian characters are allowed to be themselves in a way that doesn’t predetermine the plot, the Russian is revealed as a government spy by Episode 2. Michael Idov, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022 In years of working with professional musicians who have reached significant milestones in their career, some practices stand out in three areas of the music process that have helped predetermine the success of a new release. Chris Erhardt, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021 There is certainly an idea here, about the ways in which the individual can break free of any number of social constraints that seem to predetermine one’s destiny — race, class, gender, etc. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2021 In a Monday letter to the speaker, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said the proposal shouldn't predetermine the commission's conclusions related to the riot, the aide said. Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2021 There’s no reason to bother voting if Georgia is controlled by politicians on the take who use technology to predetermine the outcome of elections. Rich Lowry, National Review, 4 Dec. 2020 June's proposal, which would also allow immigration judges to predetermine certain cases without allowing migrants to testify in court, received more than 87,000 public comments in a 30-day period. Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2020 However, how that memory works in contemporary circumstances is not predetermined. Joyce Dalsheim, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2020 See More
San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022 But while its Chinese and Indian characters are allowed to be themselves in a way that doesn’t predetermine the plot, the Russian is revealed as a government spy by Episode 2. Michael Idov, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022 In years of working with professional musicians who have reached significant milestones in their career, some practices stand out in three areas of the music process that have helped predetermine the success of a new release. Chris Erhardt, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021 There is certainly an idea here, about the ways in which the individual can break free of any number of social constraints that seem to predetermine one’s destiny — race, class, gender, etc. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2021 In a Monday letter to the speaker, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said the proposal shouldn't predetermine the commission's conclusions related to the riot, the aide said. Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2021 There’s no reason to bother voting if Georgia is controlled by politicians on the take who use technology to predetermine the outcome of elections. Rich Lowry, National Review, 4 Dec. 2020 June's proposal, which would also allow immigration judges to predetermine certain cases without allowing migrants to testify in court, received more than 87,000 public comments in a 30-day period. Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2020 However, how that memory works in contemporary circumstances is not predetermined. Joyce Dalsheim, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Late Latin praedeterminare, from Latin prae- + determinare to determine
First Known Use
1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
predetermine
verb
as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance religious sects that believe that an individual's salvation has been predetermined by God Synonyms & Similar Words
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