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preordain
preordain /ˌpriː.ɔːˈdeɪn/ aep /-ɔːr-/ verb [T] FORMAL ↑Verb Endings for preordain
► F0 (especially of a power thought to be greater than ordinary people) to decide or fix what will happen in a way that cannot be changed or controlled: » [+ to infinitive] Illness and suffering seemed (to be) preordained to be her lot.» His life seems to have followed a preordained path/direction.Thesaurus+: ↑Planning, expecting and arranging , ↑Plotting and trappingThesaurus+: ↑Fate and destiny |