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predetermine

Posted on September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 by admin

pri dih tuhr mihn

transitive verb
1. to form or set (a decision, course of action, or the like) ahead of time. The computer’s price was predetermined by foreign competition.
2. to set unalterably; predestine.
One’s genes predetermine one’s skin color.
3. to influence one in the direction of; incline one toward.
Her father’s work as a biologist predetermined her interest in nature.

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