Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predetermine

/ˌpɹiːdɪˈtɝ.mɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: pre-de-ter-mine
IPA: /ˌpɹiːdɪˈtɝ.mɪn/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To determine or decide in advance.

Transitive verb

verb

To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Latin praedēterminō; equivalent to pre- + determine.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: praedēterminō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɹiːdɪˈtɝ.mɪn/
British English: /ˌpɹiː.dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

predetermines (present, singular) predetermining (participle, present) predetermined (participle, past) predetermined (past)

Derived Forms

predeterminism

Frequently Paired Words

predetermined

Synonyms

foredetermine preplan designate bias

Rhymes With

german determine sherman herman sermon hermann berman thurman ermine burman hermon kerman

Questions

How do you pronounce predetermine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹiːdɪˈtɝ.mɪn/.
What does predetermine mean?: To determine or decide in advance.
Where does predetermine come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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