predefine

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verb

To define in advance.

OriginEnglish define ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

verbpredefine (third-person singular simple present predefines, present participle predefining, simple past and past participle predefined)

present singular third person predefines · participle present predefining · participle past predefined · past predefined

  1. transitiveTo define in advance.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishdefine
  10. Englishpredefine

From pre- + define.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 預定義 /预定义
  • 預定義 /预定义 (yùdìngyì)To define in advance
Finnish määrätä ennalta, määrätä etukäteen
  • määrätä ennaltaTo define in advance
  • määrätä etukäteenTo define in advance
French prédéfinir
  • prédéfinirTo define in advance
German vordefinieren, vorgeben
  • vordefinierenTo define in advance
  • vorgebenTo define in advance
  • festlegenTo define in advance
Italian predefinire
  • predefinireTo define in advance
Polish predefiniować, spredefiniować
  • predefiniowaćTo define in advance
  • spredefiniowaćTo define in advance
Russian предопределя́ть, предопредели́ть
  • предопределя́ть (predopredeljátʹ)To define in advance
  • предопредели́ть (predopredelítʹ)To define in advance
Turkish önceden tanımlamak
  • önceden tanımlamakTo define in advance
Cite this entry
APA

predefine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predefine

MLA

“predefine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predefine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predefine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predefine.

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