predestine
pronunciation
How to pronounce predestine in British English:
UK [pri:'destɪn]
How to pronounce predestine in American English:
US [priˈdɛstɪn]
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- Verb:
- decree or determine beforehand
- foreordain by divine will or decree
- foreordain or determine beforehand
Word Origin
- predestine (v.)
- late 14c., "to foreordain," from Old French prédestiner (12c.) "predestine, ordain" (of God) and directly from Latin praedestinare "determine beforehand" (see predestination). Related: Predestined; predestining; predestinate.