Predetermine
verb
To decide, plan, or fix something in advance.
The results of the competition were not predetermined, they were based on the performance of the participants.
Often appears as...
- predetermine the outcome
- predetermine the result
verb
To influence or control something to happen in a certain way, especially by making arrangements or decisions in advance.
Some philosophers believe our actions are predetermined by fate or divine will.
Often appears as...
- predetermine the future
- predetermine one's fate
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To establish or decide something in advance, which cannot be changed.
The terms and conditions were predetermined and cannot be altered after signing the contract.
Often appears as...
- predetermine the terms
- predetermine the conditions
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Formal
Technical
verb
To decide, plan, or fix something in advance.
The results of the competition were not predetermined, they were based on the performance of the participants.
Often appears as...
- predetermine the outcome
- predetermine the result
verb
To influence or control something to happen in a certain way, especially by making arrangements or decisions in advance.
Some philosophers believe our actions are predetermined by fate or divine will.
Often appears as...
- predetermine the future
- predetermine one's fate
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To establish or decide something in advance, which cannot be changed.
The terms and conditions were predetermined and cannot be altered after signing the contract.
Often appears as...
- predetermine the terms
- predetermine the conditions
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Impartial Process
Predetermine often implies no biased control over an event's outcome.
The debate topics were predetermined, but the winner will be decided fairly.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Predetermine' doesn't always suggest unfairness; it can just mean 'planned in advance.'
We'll follow the predetermined agenda in today's meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Anticipation
'Predetermine' suggests readiness for future events.
The safety protocols were predetermined for any emergency.
Pro Tip 1/3Impartial Process
Predetermine often implies no biased control over an event's outcome.
The debate topics were predetermined, but the winner will be decided fairly.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Predetermine' doesn't always suggest unfairness; it can just mean 'planned in advance.'
We'll follow the predetermined agenda in today's meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Anticipation
'Predetermine' suggests readiness for future events.
The safety protocols were predetermined for any emergency.
Pro Tip 1/3Impartial Process
Predetermine often implies no biased control over an event's outcome.
The debate topics were predetermined, but the winner will be decided fairly.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Predetermine' doesn't always suggest unfairness; it can just mean 'planned in advance.'
We'll follow the predetermined agenda in today's meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Anticipation
'Predetermine' suggests readiness for future events.
The safety protocols were predetermined for any emergency.
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Video examples
Inside the ant colony -...
These stimuli accomplish many things from serving as an alarm to other ants if one is killed, to signaling when a queen is nearing the end of her reproductive life. But one of the most impressive collective capabilities of an ant colony is to thoroughly and efficiently explore large areas without any predetermined plan.
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Nationalism vs....
or a fascist regime or a liberal democracy. The trains did not tell you what to do with them. Similarly, now, artificial intelligence and bioengineering and all of that -- they don't predetermine a single outcome. Humanity can rise up to the challenge, and the best example we have
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Eve Ensler: Suddenly, my...
that I was old and not fabulous and not perfect or able to fit into the predetermined corporate image in shape. My stomach was proof that I had failed, that it had failed me, that it was broken. My life became about getting rid of it and obsessing about getting rid of it.
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Bryan Smith: Adrenaline...
that was predetermined for them and it happened to be the Rio alga the last remaining unknown tributary to the Amazon the one of the hardest places to get any information on because all the topo maps were littered with these big white blotches said dados insufficient
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Eleni Gabre-Madhin:...
The small farmer in Africa today lives a life without much choice, and therefore without much freedom. His livelihood is predetermined by the conditions of grinding poverty. He comes to the market when prices are lowest,
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This country isn't just...
until our government can take over on our own fully. The idea is to raise a transition fund from individual donors, corporations and institutions, but the deal is closed only after predetermined conditions are met
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Kelli Swazey: Life that...
But they don't put much stock in efforts to prolong life in the face of debilitating illness or in old age. It's said in Toraja that everybody has sort of a predetermined amount of life. It's called the sunga'.
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Einstein's brilliant...
or spooky action at a distance. He decided that quantum mechanics must be incomplete, a mere approximation of a deeper reality in which both particles have predetermined states that are hidden from us.
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What the Russian...
As a result, people in many countries, like mine, Russia, look at history as something that was predetermined or determined by the leaders, and common people could not influence it in any way.
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Mads Tang-Christensen:...
and some of the obese kids will stay obese throughout life. You could argue that their weight, to some degree, has been predetermined. You could also argue that obesity is a disease.
Video examples
Inside the ant colony -...
These stimuli accomplish many things from serving as an alarm to other ants if one is killed, to signaling when a queen is nearing the end of her reproductive life. But one of the most impressive collective capabilities of an ant colony is to thoroughly and efficiently explore large areas without any predetermined plan.
Video examples
Nationalism vs....
or a fascist regime or a liberal democracy. The trains did not tell you what to do with them. Similarly, now, artificial intelligence and bioengineering and all of that -- they don't predetermine a single outcome. Humanity can rise up to the challenge, and the best example we have
Video examples
Eve Ensler: Suddenly, my...
that I was old and not fabulous and not perfect or able to fit into the predetermined corporate image in shape. My stomach was proof that I had failed, that it had failed me, that it was broken. My life became about getting rid of it and obsessing about getting rid of it.
Video examples
Bryan Smith: Adrenaline...
that was predetermined for them and it happened to be the Rio alga the last remaining unknown tributary to the Amazon the one of the hardest places to get any information on because all the topo maps were littered with these big white blotches said dados insufficient
Video examples
Eleni Gabre-Madhin:...
The small farmer in Africa today lives a life without much choice, and therefore without much freedom. His livelihood is predetermined by the conditions of grinding poverty. He comes to the market when prices are lowest,
Video examples
This country isn't just...
until our government can take over on our own fully. The idea is to raise a transition fund from individual donors, corporations and institutions, but the deal is closed only after predetermined conditions are met
Video examples
Kelli Swazey: Life that...
But they don't put much stock in efforts to prolong life in the face of debilitating illness or in old age. It's said in Toraja that everybody has sort of a predetermined amount of life. It's called the sunga'.
Video examples
Einstein's brilliant...
or spooky action at a distance. He decided that quantum mechanics must be incomplete, a mere approximation of a deeper reality in which both particles have predetermined states that are hidden from us.
Video examples
What the Russian...
As a result, people in many countries, like mine, Russia, look at history as something that was predetermined or determined by the leaders, and common people could not influence it in any way.
Video examples
Mads Tang-Christensen:...
and some of the obese kids will stay obese throughout life. You could argue that their weight, to some degree, has been predetermined. You could also argue that obesity is a disease.
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Quote examples
Francis Collins
American Scientist
If you are looking for a needle in a haystack, and somebody has already cataloged all the straw in the haystack, when you get to that needle you will recognize it's different than what was supposed to be there based on all that computerized haystack information that had been predetermined for you.
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Robert Kurson
American Author
Piracy was risky business, and injuries were commonplace; a single lost limb or gouged-out eye could end a pirate's career. To encourage pirates not to hesitate in battle - and out of a sense of fairness - many pirate crews compensated wounded crewmen in predetermined amounts.
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Nikola Tesla
Inventor
The human being is a self-propelled automaton entirely under the control of external influences. Willful and predetermined though they appear, his actions are governed not from within, but from without. He is like a float tossed about by the waves of a turbulent sea.
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Jason Bateman
American Actor
Television is much more of a producer's writer's medium, so a lot of the time, when you're directing a television show, they have a color palette on set or a visual style and dynamic that's already been predetermined, and you just kind of have to follow the rules.
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Jacinda Ardern
New Zealander Politician
It is a woman's decision about when they choose to have children, and it should not predetermine whether or not they are given a job or have job opportunities.
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Joe Manchin
American Politician
A child's geographic location, race or parent's income level should not predetermine their life's course and it's up to us to see that they don't.
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Paul J. Meyer
American Businessman
Success is the progressive realization of predetermined, worthwhile, personal goals.
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Margaret Weis
American Writer
All the characters and plots were predetermined. Games make bad plots.
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A. R. Ammons
American Poet
Questions structure and, so, to some extent predetermine answers.
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Paul Heyman
American Producer
I don't follow football, because it's predetermined.
Quote examples
Francis Collins
American Scientist
If you are looking for a needle in a haystack, and somebody has already cataloged all the straw in the haystack, when you get to that needle you will recognize it's different than what was supposed to be there based on all that computerized haystack information that had been predetermined for you.
Quote examples
Robert Kurson
American Author
Piracy was risky business, and injuries were commonplace; a single lost limb or gouged-out eye could end a pirate's career. To encourage pirates not to hesitate in battle - and out of a sense of fairness - many pirate crews compensated wounded crewmen in predetermined amounts.
Quote examples
Nikola Tesla
Inventor
The human being is a self-propelled automaton entirely under the control of external influences. Willful and predetermined though they appear, his actions are governed not from within, but from without. He is like a float tossed about by the waves of a turbulent sea.
Quote examples
Jason Bateman
American Actor
Television is much more of a producer's writer's medium, so a lot of the time, when you're directing a television show, they have a color palette on set or a visual style and dynamic that's already been predetermined, and you just kind of have to follow the rules.
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Jacinda Ardern
New Zealander Politician
It is a woman's decision about when they choose to have children, and it should not predetermine whether or not they are given a job or have job opportunities.
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Joe Manchin
American Politician
A child's geographic location, race or parent's income level should not predetermine their life's course and it's up to us to see that they don't.
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Paul J. Meyer
American Businessman
Success is the progressive realization of predetermined, worthwhile, personal goals.
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Margaret Weis
American Writer
All the characters and plots were predetermined. Games make bad plots.
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A. R. Ammons
American Poet
Questions structure and, so, to some extent predetermine answers.
Quote examples
Paul Heyman
American Producer
I don't follow football, because it's predetermined.
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