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PREDESTINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Foreordain or determine beforehand

Synonyms:

foreordain; predestine; preordain

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "predestine" is one way to...):

predetermine (determine beforehand)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "predestine"):

jinx (foredoom to failure)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

Derivation:

predestination (previous determination as if by destiny or fate)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Foreordain by divine will or decree

Synonyms:

foreordain; predestinate; predestine

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "predestine" is one way to...):

predetermine (determine beforehand)

Domain category:

theological system; theology (a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

predestination ((theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Decree or determine beforehand

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "predestine" is one way to...):

ordain (issue an order)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

predestination (previous determination as if by destiny or fate)

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