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Definition of predeterminative - 1 dictionary result

pre⋅de⋅ter⋅mine

  [pree-di-tur-min]
Use predeterminative in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -mined, -min⋅ing.
1. to settle or decide in advance: He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
2. to ordain in advance; predestine: She believed that God had predetermined her sorrow.
3. to direct or impel; influence strongly: His sympathy for the poor predetermined his choice of a career.
Origin:
1615–25; pre- + determine

Related forms:
pre⋅de⋅ter⋅mi⋅na⋅tion, noun
pre⋅de⋅ter⋅mi⋅na⋅tive  [pree-di-tur-muh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv] , adjective
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