Predestinate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹiːˈdɛstɪneɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Predestinate is a verb meaning To predestine.
Meaning
To predestine.
More Meanings
- (archaic) Predestined, preordained.
Example Sentences
Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son.
God keep your ladyship still in that mind; so some gentleman or other shall 'scape a predestinate scratched face.
It’s said there’s one predestinate / To be his mortal foe; / But that man is yet unborn, / And long may it be so.
There once was a man who said, “Damn! It is borne in upon me I am An engine that moves In predestinate grooves, I’m not even a bus, I’m a tram.”
Word Forms
- predestinates
- predestinating
- predestinated
Synonyms for predestinate
Depending on context, synonyms include sure, foreordained, foreordain, predestine, certain, predestined.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foreordain, predestine, certain, sure, foreordained, predestined.
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