undetermine

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verb

To undo the determining of; to make uncertain.

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Meanings

verbundetermine (third-person singular simple present undetermines, present participle undetermining, simple past and past participle undetermined)

present singular third person undetermines · participle present undetermining · participle past undetermined · past undetermined

  1. transitiveTo undo the determining of; to make uncertain.

    In such cases, even the licence conferred by strict speaking is powerless to 'undetermine' the statement—to make any and every context seem admissible.

    2014, Rupert Crawshay-Williams, Methods and Criteria of Reasoning, page 148
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    The antithetical features of atomist doctrine are no longer seen as undetermining the principle of the atom, or negating sensuous appearance, but rather as intrinsic to both. Nature is full of contradictions […]

    2000, Daniel Tiffany, Toy Medium: Materialism and Modern Lyric, page 173

Origin

From un- + determine.

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undetermine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undetermine

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“undetermine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undetermine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undetermine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undetermine.

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