predestinate
/pɹiːˈdɛstɪneɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To predestine.
Example Sentences
- "Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son."
- "Boys possessing any mental or moral force to give them a tendency, then predestinate their careers; or, if under supervision, take the impress that is given them: not often to cast it off, and seldom to cast it off altogether."
- "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.”"
Etymology
From Middle English predestinate, from Latin praedestinātus, past participle of praedestināre. By surface analysis, pre- + destinate.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: predestinate, praedestinātus