Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preordain

/pɹˌiɔɹdˈeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-or-dain
IPA: /pɹˌiɔɹdˈeɪn/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To determine the fate of something in advance.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"A child! If here the heart turns sick with rath To see a little one from birth defiled, Or lame or blind, as preordained to languish Through youthless life"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English ordain English preordain From pre- + ordain.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

preordains (present, singular) preordaining (participle, present) preordained (participle, past) preordained (past)

Derived Forms

preordainment

Synonyms

foreordain predestine predetermine

Rhymes With

main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain maintain

Questions

How do you pronounce preordain?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˌiɔɹdˈeɪn/.
What does preordain mean?: To determine the fate of something in advance.
Where does preordain come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English ordain English preordain From pre- + ordain.

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