verb
Meaning 1
To define in advance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
predefine
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English define English predefine From pre- + define.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 預定義 /预定义 (yùdìngyì) — To define in advance
- Finnish: määrätä ennalta — To define in advance
- Finnish: määrätä etukäteen — To define in advance
- French: prédéfinir — To define in advance
- German: vordefinieren — To define in advance
- German: vorgeben — To define in advance
- German: festlegen — To define in advance
- Italian: predefinire — To define in advance
- Russian: предопределя́ть (predopredeljátʹ) — To define in advance
- Russian: предопредели́ть (predopredelítʹ) — To define in advance
- Turkish: önceden tanımlamak — To define in advance