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predestine

/pɹeˈdɛstɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-des-tine
IPA
/pɹeˈdɛstɪn/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain.

Transitive verb

verb

To foreordain by divine will.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Old French prédestiner, from Medieval Latin praedestinare. By surface analysis, pre- + destine. Displaced native Old English foreteohhian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: prédestiner, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

predestines (present, singular) predestining (participle, present) predestined (participle, past) predestined (past)

Derived Forms

predestinarian

Frequently Paired Words

destine predestination predestined predestiny

Synonyms

foreordain preordain predestinate

Rhymes With

preston weston intestine reston heston teston clandestine destin destine

Questions

How do you pronounce predestine?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹeˈdɛstɪn/.
What does predestine mean?
To determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain.
Where does predestine come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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