Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Predestine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Predestine \Pre*des"tine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predestined}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Predestining}.] [Cf. F. pr['e]destiner. See
{Predestinate}.]
To decree beforehand; to foreordain; to predestinate.
--Young.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
predestine
v 1: decree or determine beforehand
2: in theology [syn: {predestinate}, {foreordain}]
3: foreordain or determine beforehand [syn: {foreordain}, {preordain}]
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