preordain

  • 71predetermine — 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 …

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  • 72destine — 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,… …

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  • 73foreordain — 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 …

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  • 74predestinate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To determine the future of in advance: destine, fate, foreordain, predestine, predetermine, preordain. See CERTAIN …

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  • 75Destiny — (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 …

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  • 76Necessity — (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… …

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  • 77Predetermination — (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… …

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  • 78fate — {{11}}fate (n.) late 14c., from L. fata, neuter plural of fatum prophetic declaration, oracle, prediction, thus that which is ordained, destiny, fate, lit. thing spoken (by the gods), from neut. pp. of fari to speak, from PIE *bha (2) speak (see… …

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  • 79predestinate — pre·des·ti·nate || ‚prɪː destɪneɪt v. decree, preordain (by a higher power); decide in advance, predetermine, predestine …

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  • 80predestinated — prɪː destɪneɪtɪd adj. decreed in advance, preordained (by a higher power); decided in advance, predetermined, predestined pre·des·ti·nate || ‚prɪː destɪneɪt v. decree, preordain (by a higher power); decide in advance, predetermine,… …

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