preordain

[ pree-awr-deyn ]

/ ˌpri ɔrˈdeɪn /

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verb (used with object)

to ordain beforehand; foreordain.

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Origin of preordain

First recorded in 1525–35; pre- + ordain

OTHER WORDS FROM preordain

pre·or·di·na·tion

[pree-awr-dn-ey-shuhn], /ˌpri ɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən/, nounun·pre·or·dained, adjective

How to use preordain in a sentence

But I thought it was worth underscoring because when it comes to science, we assume all previous discoveries were preordained.
Following Tuberculosis From Death Sentence to Cure|Tessa Miller|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was supposedly preordained, ever since Peyton Manning shredded the Baltimore Ravens for seven touchdowns in the season opener.
Super Blowout: Seahawks Buck Broncos to Take Home the Championship Title|Ben Teitelbaum|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The witches generally represent some version of the Fates and make Macbeth believe that life is preordained.
Ethan Hawke On His Murderous, Seductive Turn as Macbeth|Janice Kaplan|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Historical destinies are directional, not precisely preordained.
America Hits the Reset Button|Kurt Andersen|July 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST

It is preordained that I am to be nothing but a cumberer of the ground.
My Lady Ludlow|Elizabeth Gaskell
It does not mean that a given person is preordained from eternity to act in a given way, no matter what the circumstances are.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
Heretofore it had been a thing taken for granted, preordained as the alternate coming of light and of darkness.
Where the Trail Divides|Will Lillibridge
The preordained time has now arrived, and Emmanuel himself is to take the command.
Bunyan|James Anthony Froude
But please to think of Juliet after ten years of Romeo and his pin-headed intelligence and his preordained infidelities.
Lady Baltimore|Owen Wister

British Dictionary definitions for preordain

preordain

/ (ˌpriːɔːˈdeɪn) /

verb

(tr) to ordain, decree, or appoint beforehand

Derived forms of preordain

preordination (ˌpriːɔːdɪˈneɪʃən), noun

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