What does predetermine mean?
Predetermine means (transitive) To determine or decide in advance..
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/ˌpɹiː.dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/ · verb
(transitive) To determine or decide in advance..
God's Counsel doth not predetermine the Will to any evil
That original list of 2,315 solutions was embedded in the game’s code. That means the game was playable offline and could be downloaded onto phones or computers. The solutions to the original Wordle game were predetermined through October 20, 2027. The New York Times (NYT) hasn’t said if it plans to make any more changes or additions to that initial list.
Use predetermine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Predetermine means (transitive) To determine or decide in advance..
Common synonyms include foredetermine, preplan, designate, bias.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
God's Counsel doth not predetermine the Will to any evil
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