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PREDESTINE
predestine, foreordain, preordain
(verb) foreordain or determine beforehand
predestine, predestinate, foreordain
(verb) foreordain by divine will or decree
predestine
(verb) decree or determine beforehand
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
predestine (third-person singular simple present predestines, present participle predestining, simple past and past participle predestined)
(transitive) To determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain.
(theology, transitive) To foreordain by divine will.
Anagrams
• diterpenes
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*des"tine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Predestined; p. pr. & vb. n. Predestining.] Etym: [Cf. F. prédestiner. See Predestinate.]
Definition: To decree beforehand; to foreordain; to predestinate. Young.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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