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pre·des·ti·nate
(prē-dĕs′tə-nāt′)tr.v. pre·des·ti·nat·ed, pre·des·ti·nat·ing, pre·des·ti·nates
To predestine.
adj. (-nĭt, -nāt′)
Predestined.
[Middle English predestinaten, from Late Latin praedēstināre, praedēstināt-; see predestine.]
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predestinate
vb
(tr) another word for predestine
adj
1. predestined or foreordained
2. (Theology) theol subject to predestination; decided by God from all eternity
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pre•des•ti•nate
(v. prɪˈdɛs təˌneɪt; adj. -nɪt, -ˌneɪt)v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.
2. Obs. to foreordain.
adj. 3. foreordained.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin praedestinātus, past participle of praedestināre to appoint beforehand. See pre-, destine, -ate 1]
pre•des′ti•nate•ly, adv.
pre•des′ti•na`tor, n.
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predestinate
Past participle: predestinated
Gerund: predestinating
| Imperative |
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| predestinate |
| predestinate |
| Present |
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| I predestinate |
| you predestinate |
| he/she/it predestinates |
| we predestinate |
| you predestinate |
| they predestinate |
| Preterite |
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| I predestinated |
| you predestinated |
| he/she/it predestinated |
| we predestinated |
| you predestinated |
| they predestinated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am predestinating |
| you are predestinating |
| he/she/it is predestinating |
| we are predestinating |
| you are predestinating |
| they are predestinating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have predestinated |
| you have predestinated |
| he/she/it has predestinated |
| we have predestinated |
| you have predestinated |
| they have predestinated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was predestinating |
| you were predestinating |
| he/she/it was predestinating |
| we were predestinating |
| you were predestinating |
| they were predestinating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had predestinated |
| you had predestinated |
| he/she/it had predestinated |
| we had predestinated |
| you had predestinated |
| they had predestinated |
| Future |
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| I will predestinate |
| you will predestinate |
| he/she/it will predestinate |
| we will predestinate |
| you will predestinate |
| they will predestinate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have predestinated |
| you will have predestinated |
| he/she/it will have predestinated |
| we will have predestinated |
| you will have predestinated |
| they will have predestinated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be predestinating |
| you will be predestinating |
| he/she/it will be predestinating |
| we will be predestinating |
| you will be predestinating |
| they will be predestinating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been predestinating |
| you have been predestinating |
| he/she/it has been predestinating |
| we have been predestinating |
| you have been predestinating |
| they have been predestinating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been predestinating |
| you will have been predestinating |
| he/she/it will have been predestinating |
| we will have been predestinating |
| you will have been predestinating |
| they will have been predestinating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been predestinating |
| you had been predestinating |
| he/she/it had been predestinating |
| we had been predestinating |
| you had been predestinating |
| they had been predestinating |
| Conditional |
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| I would predestinate |
| you would predestinate |
| he/she/it would predestinate |
| we would predestinate |
| you would predestinate |
| they would predestinate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have predestinated |
| you would have predestinated |
| he/she/it would have predestinated |
| we would have predestinated |
| you would have predestinated |
| they would have predestinated |
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Verb 1. predestinate - foreordain by divine will or decree
theological system, theology - a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology"
predetermine - determine beforehand
Adj. 1. predestinate - established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world"
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predestinate
verbTo determine the future of in advance:
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