predestine
81fate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. destiny, lot, fortune, doom, predestination, chance. See necessity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The predetermined course of events] Syn. destiny, fortune, destination, luck, predetermination,… …
82destine — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To predestine] Syn. fate, decide, doom; see predetermine . 2. [To intend] Syn. design, reserve, dedicate; see intend 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To determine the future of in advance: fate, foreordain, predestinate,… …
83foreordain — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. predestine, destine, fate; see predetermine . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To determine the future of in advance: destine, fate, predestinate, predestine, predetermine, preordain. See CERTAIN …
84Destiny — (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 …
85Necessity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Necessity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 involuntariness involuntariness Sgm: N 1 instinct instinct blind impulse Sgm: N 1 inborn proclivity inborn proclivity innate proclivity Sgm: N 1 native tendency native tendency… …
86Predetermination — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Predetermination >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 predestination predestination preordination premeditation predeliberation predetermination Sgm: N 1 foregone conclusion foregone conclusion fait accompli Sgm: N 1 parti… …
87predestinate — [prē des′tə nit; ] for v. [, prē des′tənāt΄] adj. [ME predestynate < L praedestinatus, pp. of praedestinare, to PREDESTINE] predestinated or foreordained vt. predestinated, predestinating 1. Theol. to foreordain by divine decree or intent 2.… …
88fore|des|tine — «fr DEHS tuhn, fohr », transitive verb, tined, tin|ing. = predestine. (Cf. ↑predestine) …
89Foreread — Fore*read , v. t. To tell beforehand; to signify by tokens; to predestine. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
90Predestinate — Pre*des ti*nate, a. [L. praedestinatus, p. p. of praedestinare to predestine; prae before + destinare to determine. See {Destine}.] Predestinated; foreordained; fated. A predestinate scratched face. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
