predestine

[pri-des-tin]

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verb (used with object), pre·des·tined, pre·des·tin·ing.

to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.

Origin of predestine

1350–1400; Middle English predestinen < Latin praedestināre. See pre-, destine

Related formspre·des·ti·na·ble, adjectiveun·pre·des·tined, adjective

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Related Words for predestine

chance, portion, doom, end, lot, cup, ending, preordain, effect, break, predetermine, destine, foreordain, issue, predestinate, stars, circumstance, consequence, destination, destiny

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Historical Examples of predestine

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. Trowbridge

British Dictionary definitions for predestine

predestine

predestinate

verb (tr)

to foreordain; determine beforehand
theol (of God) to decree from eternity (any event, esp the final salvation of individuals)

Derived Formspredestinable, adjective

Word Origin for predestine

C14: from Latin praedestināre to resolve beforehand, from destināre to determine, destine

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Word Origin and History for predestine

late 14c., "to foreordain," from Old French prédestiner (12c.) "predestine, ordain" (of God) and directly from Latin praedestinare "determine beforehand" (see predestination). Related: Predestined; predestining; predestinate.