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predestinated

pre·des·ti·nate
P p

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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [verb pri-des-tuh-neyt; adjective pri-des-tuh-nit, -neyt]
    • /verb prɪˈdɛs təˌneɪt; adjective prɪˈdɛs tə nɪt, -ˌneɪt/
    • /ˌpriː.ˈde.stɪ.neɪ.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb pri-des-tuh-neyt; adjective pri-des-tuh-nit, -neyt]
    • /verb prɪˈdɛs təˌneɪt; adjective prɪˈdɛs tə nɪt, -ˌneɪt/

Definitions of predestinated word

  • verb with object predestinated Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose. 1
  • verb with object predestinated Obsolete. to foreordain; predetermine. 1
  • adjective predestinated predestined; foreordained. 1
See all 3 definitions of predestinated

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Origin of predestinated

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English predestinaten (v.) < Latin praedestinātus, past participle of praedestināre to appoint beforehand. See pre-, destine, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Predestinated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Predestinated

predestinated popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

predestinated usage trend in Literature

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