foreordain

  • 101pre|des|ti|nate — «verb. pree DEHS tuh nayt; adjective. pree DEHS tuh niht, nayt», verb, nat|ed, nat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to decree or ordain beforehand. 2. Theology. to foreordain by divine purpose. –adj. Archaic. predestined. ╂[< Latin praedēstināre …

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  • 102pre|des|tine — «pree DEHS tuhn», transitive verb, tined, tin|ing. to determine or settle beforehand; foreordain. ╂[< Old French predestiner, learned borrowing from Latin praedēstināre to predestinate] …

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  • 103pre|or|dain — «PREE r DAYN», transitive verb. to decide or settle beforehand; foreordain …

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