predestine

verb

(ˌ)prē-ˈde-stən How to pronounce predestine (audio)
Definition of predestinenext
as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance our victory in the tournament was seemingly predestined

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Recent Examples of predestine Though Kendall finished well before Stricker on Sunday, the result felt predestined. — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2023 Genes do not predestine one individual to complete fewer years of schooling than another or one individual to score higher on a cognitive performance test than another. — Robbee Wedow, Scientific American, 26 May 2022 Indeed, most huaren are pragmatists who see a Chinese family history as useful but not predestining. — The Economist, 28 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestine
  1. destine
  2. doom
  3. ordain
  4. fate
Verb
  • Florian Wirtz is destined for the top of European club soccer.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Both bring a sweet wistfulness to the show with a song about those who might dream but are not destined to receive glory or even a thank-you-for-your service.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of destine
Verb
  • But without empathy, responsibility, agency, and free will he is doomed to remain a wooden facsimile.
    — Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • And those who don’t learn from the history of this business are usually doomed to repeat it.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of doom
Verb
  • Reforms on the table include how to give greater roles to women in the Catholic Church, including ordaining them as deacons, and the greater inclusion of laity in governance and decision making.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
  • This explains, if it is granted that the gods ordained some sort of greatness for the play, the nakedness of its verbal intensity.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
Definition of ordain
Verb
  • The team’s research reveals that the males aren’t always fated to become food, however.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Oscar-winning filmmaker Ezra Edelman’s Prince project is joining a select list of documentaries with a dubious distinction – fated not to see the light of day.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of fate

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