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predestinate
pre·des·ti·nate P0515400 (prē-dĕs′tə-nāt′)tr.v. pre·des·ti·nat·ed, pre·des·ti·nat·ing, pre·des·ti·nates To predestine.adj. (-nĭt, -nāt′) Predestined.
[Middle English predestinaten, from Late Latin praedēstināre, praedēstināt-; see predestine.]predestinate vb (tr) another word for predestine adj 1. predestined or foreordained 2. (Theology) theol subject to predestination; decided by God from all eternity pre•des•ti•nate (v. prɪˈdɛs təˌneɪt; adj. -nɪt, -ˌneɪt)
v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing,
adj. v.t. 1. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose. 2. Obs. to foreordain. adj. 3. foreordained. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin praedestinātus, past participle of praedestināre to appoint beforehand. See pre-, destine, -ate1] pre•des′ti•nate•ly, adv. pre•des′ti•na`tor, n. predestinate
Past participle: predestinated
Gerund: predestinating
| Imperative |
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| predestinate | | predestinate |
| Present |
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| I predestinate | | you predestinate | | he/she/it predestinates | | we predestinate | | you predestinate | | they predestinate |
| Preterite |
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| I predestinated | | you predestinated | | he/she/it predestinated | | we predestinated | | you predestinated | | they predestinated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am predestinating | | you are predestinating | | he/she/it is predestinating | | we are predestinating | | you are predestinating | | they are predestinating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have predestinated | | you have predestinated | | he/she/it has predestinated | | we have predestinated | | you have predestinated | | they have predestinated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was predestinating | | you were predestinating | | he/she/it was predestinating | | we were predestinating | | you were predestinating | | they were predestinating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had predestinated | | you had predestinated | | he/she/it had predestinated | | we had predestinated | | you had predestinated | | they had predestinated |
| Future |
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| I will predestinate | | you will predestinate | | he/she/it will predestinate | | we will predestinate | | you will predestinate | | they will predestinate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have predestinated | | you will have predestinated | | he/she/it will have predestinated | | we will have predestinated | | you will have predestinated | | they will have predestinated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be predestinating | | you will be predestinating | | he/she/it will be predestinating | | we will be predestinating | | you will be predestinating | | they will be predestinating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been predestinating | | you have been predestinating | | he/she/it has been predestinating | | we have been predestinating | | you have been predestinating | | they have been predestinating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been predestinating | | you will have been predestinating | | he/she/it will have been predestinating | | we will have been predestinating | | you will have been predestinating | | they will have been predestinating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been predestinating | | you had been predestinating | | he/she/it had been predestinating | | we had been predestinating | | you had been predestinating | | they had been predestinating |
| Conditional |
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| I would predestinate | | you would predestinate | | he/she/it would predestinate | | we would predestinate | | you would predestinate | | they would predestinate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have predestinated | | you would have predestinated | | he/she/it would have predestinated | | we would have predestinated | | you would have predestinated | | they would have predestinated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | predestinate - foreordain by divine will or decreeforeordain, predestinetheological system, theology - a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology"predetermine - determine beforehand | | Adj. | 1. | predestinate - established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world"foreordained, predestinedsure, certain - certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win" |
predestinateverbTo determine the future of in advance:destine, fate, foreordain, predestine, predetermine, preordain.
predestinate
Related to predestinate: predestine, conformedSynonyms for predestinateverb to determine the future of in advanceSynonyms- destine
- fate
- foreordain
- predestine
- predetermine
- preordain
Synonyms for predestinateverb foreordain by divine will or decreeSynonymsRelated Words- theological system
- theology
- predetermine
adj established or prearranged unalterablySynonymsRelated Words |