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foreordain

[ fawr-awr-deyn, fohr- ]
/ ˌfɔr ɔrˈdeɪn, ˌfoʊr- /
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verb (used with object)
to ordain or appoint beforehand.
to predestine; predetermine.
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Origin of foreordain

First recorded in 1400–50, foreordain is from the late Middle English word forordeinen.See fore-, ordain

OTHER WORDS FROM foreordain

fore·or·dain·ment, noun

Words nearby foreordain

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Words related to foreordain

destine, foredoom, foreshadow, foretell, prearrange, predestine, predetermine, preform, preordain, reserve

How to use foreordain in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for foreordain

foreordain
/ (ˌfɔːrɔːˈdeɪn) /
verb
(tr; may take a clause as object) to determine (events, results, etc) in the future

Derived forms of foreordain

foreordainment or foreordination (ˌfɔːrɔːdɪˈneɪʃən), noun
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