predestinate

• POS: Adjective, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: pre=des=ti=nate

CIDE DICTIONARY

predestinate, a. [L. praedestinatus, p. p. of praedestinare to predestine; prae before + destinare to determine. See Destine.].

 Predestinated; foreordained; fated.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

predestinate, v. t. [Cf. Predestine.].

 To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose or decree; to preëlect.  [1913 Webster]
"Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son."  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To predetermine; foreordain; preordain; decree; predestine; foredoom.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

predestinate, v. & adj.
--v.tr. = PREDESTINE.
--adj. predestined.

Etymology

ME f. eccl.L praedestinare praedestinat- (as PRAE-, destinare establish)

ROGET THESAURUS

predestinate

Deity

VB create, move, uphold, preserve, govern, atone, redeem, save, propitiate, mediate, predestinate, elect, call, ordain, bless, justify, sanctify, glorify Adj, almighty, holy, hallowed, sacred, divine, heavenly, celestial, sacrosanct, all-knowing, all-seeing, all-wise, omniscient, superhuman, supernatural, ghostly, spiritual, hyperphysical, unearthly, theistic, theocratic, anointed, soterial.