| 单词 | predestine |
| 释义 | predestine[ pri-des-tin ] / prɪˈdɛs tɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR predestine ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), pre·des·tined, pre·des·tin·ing.to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry. Origin of predestine1350–1400; Middle English predestinen<Latin praedestināre.See pre-, destine OTHER WORDS FROM predestinepre·des·ti·na·ble, adjectiveun·pre·des·tined, adjectiveWords nearby predestinepredesignate, predestinarian, predestinate, predestination, predestinator, predestine, predeterminate, predetermine, predeterminer, prediabetes, predial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for predestine
British Dictionary definitions for predestinepredestine predestinate/ (priːˈdɛstɪn) / verb (tr)to foreordain; determine beforehand theol (of God) to decree from eternity (any event, esp the final salvation of individuals) Derived forms of predestinepredestinable, adjectiveWord Origin for predestineC14: from Latin praedestināre to resolve beforehand, from destināre to determine, destine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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