DEFINITIONS

predestine

[ pri-des-tin ]
/ prɪˈdɛs tɪn /
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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.

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Words related to predestine

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

Words nearby predestine

predesignate, predestinarian, predestinate, predestination, predestinator, predestine, predeterminate, predetermine, predeterminer, prediabetes, predial

Origin of predestine

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

OTHER WORDS FROM predestine

pre·des·ti·na·ble, adjectiveun·pre·des·tined, adjective
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Examples from the Web for predestine

  • He lived, as it were, under the shadow of some fatal curse which seemed to predestine all his actions to failure.

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British Dictionary definitions for predestine

predestine

predestinate

/ (priːˈdɛstɪn) /

verb (tr)

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

Derived forms of predestine

predestinable, adjective

Word Origin for predestine

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