foreordain

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb foreordain by divine will or decree
  2. verb foreordain or determine beforehand

Etymology

From Middle English for-orden; equivalent to fore- + ordain; probably modeled on Latin praeordināre.

In classic literature

Synonyms

predestine, predestinate

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