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Synonyms for predestine


Grammar : Verb
Spell : pri-des-tin
Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈdɛs tɪn

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Définition of predestine

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to foreordain," from Old French prédestiner (12c.) "predestine, ordain" (of God) and directly from Latin praedestinare "determine beforehand" (see predestination). Related: Predestined; predestining; predestinate.
  • verb fate
Example sentences :
  • He lived, as it were, under the shadow of some fatal curse which seemed to predestine all his actions to failure.
  • Extract from : « Court Beauties of Old Whitehall » by W. R. H. Trowbridge

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