predestine
English
Etymology
From Old French prédestiner, from Medieval Latin praedestinare. Displaced native Old English foreteohhian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɹeˈdɛstɪn/, /pɹiˈdɛstɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛstɪn
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.
Related terms
Translations
to determine the future of something in advance
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Anagrams
Portuguese
Verb
predestine
- inflection of predestinar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
predestine
- inflection of predestinar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative