Added 9 October 2026
predestine
/pɹeˈdɛstɪn/ verb
Latin root: praedestinare Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about predestine at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Decree or determine beforehand.
- Foreordain by divine will or decree.
- Foreordain or determine beforehand.
Origin
From Old French prédestiner, from Medieval Latin praedestinare. By surface analysis, pre- + destine. Displaced native Old English foreteohhian.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)