predestine
to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
Origin of predestine
1Other words from predestine
- pre·des·ti·na·ble, adjective
Words Nearby predestine
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How to use predestine in a sentence
They’re young women on the cusp of launching their own stories beyond what’s been predestined.
‘In the Heights’ is more than a movie to its cast. It’s a celebration of Latinas throughout history. | Candice Frederick | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostI wouldn’t say it was predestined, but I certainly think my early years definitely helped me understand that finance was accessible and something I could get into and be good at.
He lived, as it were, under the shadow of some fatal curse which seemed to predestine all his actions to failure.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. TrowbridgeTheir tropisms predestine or force them into the life they lead.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques Loeb
British Dictionary definitions for predestine
predestinate
/ (priːˈdɛstɪn) /
to foreordain; determine beforehand
theol (of God) to decree from eternity (any event, esp the final salvation of individuals)
Origin of predestine
1Derived forms of predestine
- predestinable, adjective
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