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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 Word Forms

  • ·ǰ·徱·Բ·پDz [pree-awr-dn-, ey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ܲp·ǰ·岹Ա 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

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But the company’s choice of the dire wolf as its first announced successful “de-extinction” seems almost preordained.

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Elsewhere in the grand expanse of Lucas’ universe, the right moves are rarely preordained.

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But it's easy enough to make these declarations when you've pre-determined your conclusion, and the only work left is to generate some fake statistics to back up that preordained "discovery."

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Her stardom, now so apparent, hardly felt preordained.

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That history suggests he will only accept a preordained and false conclusion that demonizes vaccines.

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