predestine

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predestine

  • /pɹeˈdɛstɪn/
  • /pɹiˈdɛstɪn/

Rhymes with -ɛstɪn

Where it comes from

From Old French prédestiner, from Medieval Latin praedestinare. By surface analysis, pre- + destine. Displaced native Old English foreteohhian.

verb predestines · predestining · predestined

  1. transitive To determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain.
  2. transitive To foreordain by divine will.

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verb to determine the future of something in advance

Españolpredestinar
Italianopredestinare, predeterminare, preordinare
Tiếng Việtđịnh trước, an bài

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"predestine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/predestine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"predestine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/predestine.

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@misc{predestine_2026,
  title = {predestine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/predestine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}