PREDESTINATE


Meaning of PREDESTINATE in English

■ verb pri:'dɛstɪneɪt predestine.

■ adjective pri:'dɛstɪnət predestined.

Origin

ME: from eccles. L. praedestinat- , praedestinare 'make firm beforehand', from prae 'in advance' + destinare 'establish'.

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