predetermine

//ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪn//
C1Frequency Level 12Formal
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Verb

predetermineInfinitive
predeterminePresent tense
predeterminedPast tense
predeterminedPast participle
predeterminingPresent participle
predeterminesThird-person singular
1

To decide or establish something in advance, before it happens or is known.

The committee predetermined the criteria for selecting candidates.

2

To cause something to happen or develop in a particular way, as if by fate or destiny.

Some believe that our genes predetermine our personality traits.