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Adjective: predetermined  ,pree-di'tur-mind
  1. Set in advance
    "at a predetermined time";
    - preset
Verb: predetermine  ,pree-di'tur-min
  1. Determine beforehand
    "The committee predetermined the criteria for selection"
     
  2. Cause to be biased
    "The experimental design predetermined the outcome";
    - bias, skew

See also: planned

Type of: determine, influence, mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn], prejudice, prepossess, regulate, shape

Encyclopedia: Predetermined