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foreordain

/ˌfɔːɹɔːˈdeɪn/ UK

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From Middle English for-orden; equivalent to fore- + ordain; probably modeled on Latin praeordināre.

verb foreordains · foreordaining · foreordained

transitive To predestine or preordain. What had Wyrd fore-ordained? Naegling blunted and this time broke into kindling.

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@misc{foreordain_2026,
  title = {foreordain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foreordain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}