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