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preordain

[ pree-awr-deyn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to ordain beforehand; foreordain.


preordain

/ ˌpriːɔːdɪˈneɪʃən; ˌpriːɔːˈdeɪn /

verb

  1. tr to ordain, decree, or appoint beforehand
“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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Derived Forms

  • preordination, noun
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Other Words From

  • pre·or·di·na·tion [pree-awr-dn-, ey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • unpre·or·dained adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of preordain1

First recorded in 1525–35; pre- + ordain
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Example Sentences

The Hot Takedown team disputes any notions that the Suns and the Bucks are merely lucky to have gotten this far and that super-teams like the Lakers, Nets and Clippers were preordained to be champs without their pesky injuries.

Those numbers preordained the presidential election results.

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