Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undetermine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-de-ter-mine
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To undo the determining of; to make uncertain.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The antithetical features of atomist doctrine are no longer seen as undetermining the principle of the atom, or negating sensuous appearance, but rather as intrinsic to both. Nature is full of contradictions […]"
"In such cases, even the licence conferred by strict speaking is powerless to 'undetermine' the statement—to make any and every context seem admissible."

Etymology

From un- + determine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

undetermines (present, singular) undetermining (participle, present) undetermined (participle, past) undetermined (past)

Questions

What does undetermine mean?: To undo the determining of; to make uncertain.
Where does undetermine come from?: From un- + determine.

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