FOREORDAIN


Meaning of FOREORDAIN in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English forordeinen, from for-, fore- fore- + ordeinen to ordain — more at ordain

: to dispose or appoint in advance : predestinate , predetermine

this foreordained course of events

foreordained to perish as their fathers had

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