predetermine

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verb

1. To determine the future of in advance: destine, fate, foreordain, predestinate, predestine, preordain. See certain/uncertain.
2. To consider and plan in advance: premeditate. See planned/unplanned.

The idea that events are fixed in advance; that the apparent open nature of the future, contrasted with the fixed nature of the past, is in fact illusory. The view may arise from reflection upon determinism; from the theological belief that God foresees the future, which is therefore in some sense already a fact; or from the view that persons with psychic powers can do this; or from sheer logic (see sea-battle); or from the belief that time is fundamentally illusory (see a-series of time). See also predestination.

n

An administrative procedure whereby a dentist submits a treatment plan to the carrier before treatment is initiated. Then the carrier returns the treatment plan, indicating the patient’s eligibility, covered service amounts payable, application of appropriate deductibles, copayment factors, and maximums. Under some programs, predetermination by the carrier is required when covered charges are expected to exceed a certain amount, commonly $100. Also known as preauthorization, precertification, preestimate of cost, and pretreatment estimate.

For a list of words related to predetermine, see:

• Thinking, Judgment, and Consideration - predetermine: decide on beforehand

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afgøre på forhånd
v. intr. - afgøre på forhånd

Nederlands (Dutch)
van te voren bepalen, voorbeschikken

Français (French)
v. tr. - déterminer d'avance, (Relig, Philos) prédéterminer
v. intr. - déterminer/décider d'avance

Deutsch (German)
v. - im voraus festlegen, vorherbestimmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προκαθορίζω, προδιαγράφω, προαποφασίζω, προδιαθέτω

Italiano (Italian)
predeterminare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - predeterminar

Русский (Russian)
предопределять, предрешать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - predeterminar, determinar de antemano
v. intr. - predeterminar, determinar de antemano

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fastställa i förväg, bestämma i förväg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
预先确定, 预先查明, 预先决定, 被预先确定

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 預先確定, 預先查明, 預先決定
v. intr. - 被預先確定

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 미리 결정하다, 예정하다
v. intr. - ~의 방향을 예정하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - あらかじめ決める, 方向を予定する, 先決する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) رسم مسبقا, حدد سلفا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גזר או קבע מראש, היטה מראש, השפיע‬
v. intr. - ‮החליט או קבע מראש‬

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