predestinate

[ verb pri-des-tuh-neyt; adjective pri-des-tuh-nit, -neyt ]

/ verb prɪˈdɛs təˌneɪt; adjective prɪˈdɛs tə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

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verb (used with object), pre·des·ti·nat·ed, pre·des·ti·nat·ing.

Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.

Obsolete. to foreordain; predetermine.

adjective

predestined; foreordained.

Origin of predestinate

1350–1400; Middle English predestinaten (v.) <Latin praedestinātus, past participle of praedestināre to appoint beforehand. See pre-, destine, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM predestinate

pre·des·ti·nate·ly, adverb

Words nearby predestinate

predella, predentin, predeposit, predesignate, predestinarian, predestinate, predestination, predestinator, predestine, predeterminate, predetermine

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Example sentences from the Web for predestinate

Brethren,—The subject of my discourse will be found in the following text: "Whom he did predestinate," &c.
The Mormon Prophet and His Harem|C.V. Waite
O how few are there to whom Jupiter hath been so favourable as to predestinate them to plant cabbages!
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
Now this criminal of ours is predestinate to crime also; he too have child-brain, and it is of the child to do what he have done.
Dracula|Bram Stoker
Perhaps what I have called coldness is a predestinate and ancient endurance.
George Bernard Shaw|Gilbert K. Chesterton

Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate, to be conformed to the image of his Son.
Calvinistic Controversy|Wilbur Fisk

British Dictionary definitions for predestinate

predestinate

verb (priːˈdɛstɪˌneɪt)

(tr) another word for predestine

adjective (priːˈdɛstɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt)

predestined or foreordained

theol subject to predestination; decided by God from all eternity

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单词	predestinate
释义	predestinate [ verb pri-des-tuh-neyt; adjective pri-des-tuh-nit, -neyt ] / verb prɪˈdɛs təˌneɪt; adjective prɪˈdɛs tə nɪt, -ˌneɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR predestinate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), pre·des·ti·nat·ed, pre·des·ti·nat·ing. Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose. Obsolete. to foreordain; predetermine. adjective predestined; foreordained. Origin of predestinate 1350–1400; Middle English predestinaten (v.) <Latin praedestinātus, past participle of praedestināre to appoint beforehand. See pre-, destine, -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM predestinate pre·des·ti·nate·ly, adverb Words nearby predestinate predella, predentin, predeposit, predesignate, predestinarian, predestinate, predestination, predestinator, predestine, predeterminate, predetermine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for predestinate Brethren,—The subject of my discourse will be found in the following text: "Whom he did predestinate," &c. The Mormon Prophet and His Harem\|C.V. Waite O how few are there to whom Jupiter hath been so favourable as to predestinate them to plant cabbages! Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais Now this criminal of ours is predestinate to crime also; he too have child-brain, and it is of the child to do what he have done. Dracula\|Bram Stoker Perhaps what I have called coldness is a predestinate and ancient endurance. George Bernard Shaw\|Gilbert K. Chesterton Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate, to be conformed to the image of his Son. Calvinistic Controversy\|Wilbur Fisk British Dictionary definitions for predestinate predestinate verb (priːˈdɛstɪˌneɪt) (tr) another word for predestine adjective (priːˈdɛstɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) predestined or foreordained theol subject to predestination; decided by God from all eternity Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to predestinate chance, portion, doom, end, lot, cup, ending, preordain, predestine, effect, break, predetermine, destine, foreordain, issue, stars, circumstance, consequence, destination, destiny
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predestinate

verb (used with object), pre·des·ti·nat·ed, pre·des·ti·nat·ing.

adjective

Origin of predestinate

OTHER WORDS FROM predestinate

Words nearby predestinate

Example sentences from the Web for predestinate

British Dictionary definitions for predestinate

verb (priːˈdɛstɪˌneɪt)

adjective (priːˈdɛstɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt)

Words related to predestinate