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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To predestine or preordain. transitive

   "What had Wyrd fore-ordained? Naegling blunted and this time broke into kindling."

2. 2
   foreordain or determine beforehand wordnet
3. 3
   foreordain by divine will or decree wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

destinecondemndeterminedoompredestinatepredestine

Example

More examples

"What had Wyrd fore-ordained? Naegling blunted and this time broke into kindling."

Etymology

From Middle English for-orden; equivalent to fore- + ordain; probably modeled on Latin praeordināre.

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