Predestine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Predestine \Pre*des"tine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predestined}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Predestining}.] [Cf. F. pr['e]destiner. See
     {Predestinate}.]
     To decree beforehand; to foreordain; to predestinate.
     --Young.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  predestine
       v 1: decree or determine beforehand
       2: foreordain by divine will or decree [syn: {predestinate}, {foreordain}]
       3: foreordain or determine beforehand [syn: {foreordain}, {preordain}]