predestinate

1 of 2

adjective

pre·​des·​ti·​nate prē-ˈde-stə-nət 

-ˌnāt

: destined, fated, or determined beforehand

predestinate

2 of 2

verb

pre·​des·​ti·​nate prē-ˈde-stə-ˌnāt 

predestinated; predestinating

transitive verb

1

: to foreordain to an earthly or eternal lot or destiny by divine decree

2

archaic : predetermine

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Latin praedestinatus, past participle of praedestinare

Verb

Middle English, from Latin praedestinatus, past participle

First Known Use

Adjective

1528, in the meaning defined above

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for predestinate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate