predestine

English

Etymology

From Old French prédestiner, from Medieval Latin praedestinare. Displaced native Old English foreteohhian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹeˈdɛstɪn/, IPA(key): /pɹiˈdɛstɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛstɪn

Verb

predestine (third-person singular simple present predestines, present participle predestining, simple past and past participle predestined)

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

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Portuguese

Verb

predestine

  1. inflection of predestinar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

predestine

  1. inflection of predestinar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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