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predestine
CIDE DICTIONARY
predestine, v. t. [Cf. F. prédestiner. See Predestinate.].
To decree beforehand; to foreordain; to predestinate. Young. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
predestine, v.tr.
1 determine beforehand.
2 ordain in advance by divine will or as if by fate.
1 determine beforehand.
2 ordain in advance by divine will or as if by fate.
Etymology
ME f. OF predestiner or eccl.L praedestinare PREDESTINATE v.
ROGET THESAURUS
predestine
Necessity
VB lie under a necessity, befated, be doomed, be destined, in for, under the necessity of, have no choice, have no alternative, be one's fate, to be pushed to the wall to be driven into a corne, to be unable to help, destine, doom, foredoom, devote, predestine, preordain, cast a spell, necessitate, compel.Predetermination
VB predestine, preordain, predetermine, premeditate, resolve, concert, resolve beforehand, predesignate.Destiny
VB impend, hang over, lie over, threaten, loom, await, come on, approach, stare one in the face, foreordain, preordain, predestine, doom, have in store for.For further exploring for "predestine" in Webster Dictionary Online
