▪ I. predeterminate, a.
(priːdɪˈtɜːmɪnət)
[ad. late L. prædētermināt-us, pa. pple. of prædētermināre to predetermine.]
= predetermined 1.
| 1635 J. Hayward tr. Biondi's Banish'd Virg. 54 Not casuall, but predeterminate and certaine. 1655 Bp. Richardson On O. Test. 313 We cannot break through the bounds of Gods providence and predeterminate purpose in the guidance of them [events]. 1897 Woman's Home Comp. Dec., There is no predeterminate set of conditions for holiday-making that need tie adventurous hands. |
Hence predeˈterminately adv.
| 1883 Gilmour Mongols xviii. 241 A Doctor of Divinity..deliberately and predeterminately lied, that he might retain possession of a few inches of wood. |
▪ II. † predeˈterminate, v. Obs. rare.
[f. ppl. stem of late L. prædētermināre.]
= predetermine 1, 2. Hence † predeˈterminating ppl. a.
| 1638 Chillingw. Relig. Prot. i. ii. §162. 118 God predeterminates men to all their Actions good, bad, and indifferent. a 1643 Ld. Falkland, etc. Infallibility (1646) 13 They have made differences among them (as whether the Pope be infallible; whether God predeterminate every action). 1645 Rutherford Tryal & Tri. Faith (1845) 93 The predeterminating grace of Christ. |