Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-determine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables
self--de-ter-mine
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make one's own decisions without outside interference.

Etymology

From self- + determine.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

self-determines (present, singular) self-determining (participle, present) self-determined (participle, past) self-determined (past)

Phrases

self-determination self-determinism

Frequently Paired Words

self-determination self-determinism

Questions

What does self-determine mean?
To make one's own decisions without outside interference.
Where does self-determine come from?
From self- + determine.

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