Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
set in advance;
- Example: "a preset plan of action"- Example: "at a predetermined time"[syn: preset, predetermined]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Predetermine \Pre`de*ter"mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Predetermined; p. pr. & vb. n. Predermining.] [Pref. pre-
+ determine: cf. F. pr['e]d['e]terminer.]
1. To determine (something) beforehand. --Sir M. Hale.
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2. To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
predetermined
adj 1: set in advance; "a preset plan of action"; "at a
predetermined time" [syn: preset, predetermined]