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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Predetermine \Pre`de*ter"mine\, v. i.
   To determine beforehand.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

predetermine
    v 1: determine beforehand
    2: cause to be biased [syn: bias, predetermine]