predestine

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/pɹeˈdɛstɪn//pɹiˈdɛstɪn/

verb

To determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain.

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predestinateforeordainpreordain
OriginOld French prédestiner →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person predestines · participle present predestining · participle past predestined · past predestined

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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbforeordain by divine will or decree

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predestinateforeordain
Broader
predetermine

verbforeordain or determine beforehand

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foreordainpreordain
Broader
predetermine
Also see
chooseforeordainpredestinatepreordain

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchprédestiner
  2. Englishpredestine

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

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Translations

Bulgarian предопределям
  • предопределям (predopredeljam)to determine the future of something in advance
Czech předurčit
  • předurčitto determine the future of something in advance
Danish forudbestemme, prædestinere
  • forudbestemmeto determine the future of something in advance
  • prædestinereto determine the future of something in advance
Finnish predestinoida, määrätä ennalta
  • predestinoidato determine the future of something in advance
  • määrätä ennaltato determine the future of something in advance
  • ennaltamäärätäto determine the future of something in advance
Hungarian predesztinál
  • predesztinálto determine the future of something in advance
Italian predestinare, predeterminare
  • predestinareto determine the future of something in advance
  • predeterminareto determine the future of something in advance
  • preordinareto determine the future of something in advance
Polish predestynować
  • predestynowaćto determine the future of something in advance
Spanish predestinar
  • predestinarto determine the future of something in advance
Vietnamese định trước, an bài
  • định trướcto determine the future of something in advance
  • an bàito determine the future of something in advance

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with predestine

intestinedestinclandestinedestine
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Anagrams

presidente
Cite this entry
APA

predestine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predestine

MLA

“predestine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predestine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predestine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predestine.

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