to ordain or decree beforehand; foreordain
Origin of preordain
Late Latin praeordinare: see pre- and ordainpreordain
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preordain
transitive verb
pre·or·dained, pre·or·dain·ing, pre·or·dainsTo appoint, decree, or ordain in advance; foreordain.
Related Forms:
- pre′or·dain′ment
noun
- pre·or′di·na′tion
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present preordains, present participle preordaining, simple past and past participle preordained)
- To determine the fate of something in advance
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