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predestine

American  
[pri-des-tin] / prɪˈdɛs tɪn /

verb (used with object)

predestined, predestining

  1. to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine.

    He seemed predestined for the ministry.
predestine British  
/ priːˈdɛstɪn /

verb

  1. to foreordain; determine beforehand

  2. theol (of God) to decree from eternity (any event, esp the final salvation of individuals)

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Origin of predestine

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English predestinen, from Latin praedestināre; see pre-, destine

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Predestine, prē-des′tin, v.t. to destine or decree beforehand: to foreordain.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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