First Known Use: 14th century
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predestine
verb pre·des·tine \(ˌ)prē-ˈdes-tən\
Definition of PREDESTINE
transitive verb
: to destine, decree, determine, appoint, or settle beforehand; especially : predestinate 1
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Origin of PREDESTINE
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French predestiner, from Latin praedestinare, from prae- + destinare to determine — more at destine
Related to PREDESTINE
- Synonyms
- doom, fate, foredoom, foreordain, ordain, destine, predetermine, preordain
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