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foredetermine

foredetermine verb: to determine beforehand; predetermine.

Verb

foredetermine (third-person singular simple present foredetermines, present participle foredetermining, simple past and past participle foredetermined)

  1. (transitive) To determine beforehand; predetermine.
    • The relations of life act as bribes to bias his judgment and foredetermine his verdict.1847, The National preacher, volumes 21-22
    • The answer made to this is, in effect, that although the will is in such a sense a power of contrary choice or self- determination that God cannot foredetermine its action without restraint upon this power and destruction of its freedom [...]1864, Bibliotheca sacra and theological review, volume 21

Examples of foredetermine in a sentence

  • This is not to say that one has access to an eternal blueprint or that one is merely going along with some foredetermined cosmic plan.1986, Daniel A. Helminiak, The same Jesus: a contemporary Christology:
  • But more to the point was Peirce's observation that Carus's reconciliation of religion and science constituted "an endeavor to reach a foredetermined conclusion."2004, Paul Carus, Martin Verhoven, The gospel of Buddha according to old records:

Forms of foredetermine

third-person singular presentforedetermines
present participleforedetermining
past participleforedetermined
pastforedetermined

Origin of foredetermine

From fore- + determine.

Questions about foredetermine

What does foredetermine mean?
Foredetermine means to determine beforehand; predetermine.
How do you use foredetermine in a sentence?
This is not to say that one has access to an eternal blueprint or that one is merely going along with some foredetermined cosmic plan.
What part of speech is foredetermine?
Foredetermine is a verb.
What is the past tense of foredetermine?
The past tense of foredetermine is foredetermined.

Words near foredetermine in the dictionary

  1. foredestined
  2. foredestines
  3. foredestining
  4. foredestiny
  5. foredetermination
  6. foredetermine
  7. foredetermined
  8. foredge
  9. foredges
  10. foredid
  11. foredispose

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