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
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.
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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
16 November 2024
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
