foreordain \ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\transitive verb Etymology: Middle English forordeinen, from for-, fore- fore- + ordeinen to ordain — more at ordain : to dispose or appoint in advance : predestinate, predetermine < this foreordained course of events > < foreordained to perish as their fathers had >