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21Predestinating — Predestinate Pre*des ti*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predestinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predestinating}.] [Cf. {Predestine}.] To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose or decree; to pre[ e]lect. [1913… …
22predestinate — predestinately, adv. v. /pri des teuh nayt /; adj. /pri des teuh nit, nayt /, v., predestinated, predestinating, adj. v.t. 1. Theol. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose. 2. Obs. to foreordain; predetermine. adj. 3. predestined; foreordained …
23predestine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. foredoom, predestinate, preordain, foreordain. See destiny, necessity. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To determine the future of in advance: destine, fate, foreordain, predestinate, predetermine,… …
24predetermine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. premeditate, pre resolve, preconcert, prearrange, stack the cards (inf.); foreordain, predestine, doom; plan. See destiny, intention. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. destine, predestine, fate, doom, decide …
25Destiny — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Destiny >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 destiny destiny &c.(necessity) 601 Sgm: N 1 future existence future existence post existence Sgm: N 1 hereafter hereafter Sgm: N 1 future state future state next world world to come …
26predestinate — pre•des•ti•nate v. [[t]prɪˈdɛs təˌneɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] nɪt, ˌneɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing, adj. 1) rel to foreordain by divine decree or purpose 2) Obs. to foreordain 3) foreordained • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L praedestinātus, ptp. of… …
27predestinate — verb (t) /priˈdɛstəneɪt/ (say pree destuhnayt) (predestinated, predestinating) 1. to foreordain; predetermine. 2. Theology to foreordain by divine decree or purpose. –adjective /priˈdɛstənət/ (say pree destuhnuht), / eɪt/ (say ayt) 3.… …
28fore|or|di|nate — «fr R duh nayt, fohr », transitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. = foreordain. (Cf. ↑foreordain) …
29Foreordinate — Fore*or di*nate, v. t. To foreordain. [1913 Webster] …
30Predestine — Pre*des tine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predestined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predestining}.] [Cf. F. pr[ e]destiner. See {Predestinate}.] To decree beforehand; to foreordain; to predestinate. Young. [1913 Webster] …
