Predestinate

//pɹiːˈdɛstɪneɪt// adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To predestine.

    "Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son."

  2. 2
    foreordain by divine will or decree wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Predestined, preordained. archaic, not-comparable

    "God keep your ladyship still in that mind; so some gentleman or other shall 'scape a predestinate scratched face."

Adjective
  1. 1
    established or prearranged unalterably wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
foreordainforeordainedforeordainedforgonepredestinepredestine

Example

More examples

"There was a young man who said, "Damn! It is borne upon me that I am but a being that moves in predestinate grooves – I'm not even a bus, I'm a tram.""

Etymology

From Middle English predestinate, from Latin praedestinātus, past participle of praedestināre. By surface analysis, pre- + destinate.

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