predetermine
verb
pre·de·ter·mine
ˌprē-di-ˈtər-mən 
predetermined; predetermining; predetermines
1
a
b
: to determine beforehand
2
: to impose a direction or tendency on beforehand
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Examples of predetermine in a Sentence
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
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Exact sizes and shapes of elements are predetermined, and holes can even be pre-drilled for attachment points.
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Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024
The complaint, filed in a federal court in Austin, alleges that Musk falsely claimed the PAC would choose sweepstakes winners randomly when the selections were, in fact, predetermined.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2024
Their close examination of mouse brains after learning revealed that an engram’s ability to store memory may be predetermined by how DNA is packaged within neurons.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Clearly, this was not just a story, because the current rumor mill is saying that John Mulaney will be making more Everybody’s in L.A. but will not complete his destiny of hosting the 2025 Oscars, which seemed honestly predetermined.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 July 2024
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Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024
The complaint, filed in a federal court in Austin, alleges that Musk falsely claimed the PAC would choose sweepstakes winners randomly when the selections were, in fact, predetermined.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2024
Their close examination of mouse brains after learning revealed that an engram’s ability to store memory may be predetermined by how DNA is packaged within neurons.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Clearly, this was not just a story, because the current rumor mill is saying that John Mulaney will be making more Everybody’s in L.A. but will not complete his destiny of hosting the 2025 Oscars, which seemed honestly predetermined.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 July 2024
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“Predetermine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predetermine. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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predetermine
verb
pre·de·ter·mine
ˌprēd-i-ˈtər-mən
1
2
: to decide or settle beforehand
meet at a predetermined place
predetermination
noun
-ˌtər-mə-ˈnā-shən
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