This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
predestine
[ pri-des-tin ]
/ prɪˈdɛs tɪn /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
verb (used with object), pre·des·tined, pre·des·tin·ing.
to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
QUIZ
TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS
Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”
Question 1 of 7
What does "dignity" mean?
OTHER WORDS FROM predestine
pre·des·ti·na·ble, adjectiveun·pre·des·tined, adjectiveWords nearby predestine
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
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
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, adjectiveWord Origin for predestine
C14: from Latin praedestināre to resolve beforehand, from destināre to determine, destine
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012