Definition of predestine
transitive verb
: to destine, decree, determine, appoint, or settle beforehand; especially : predestinate 1
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Examples of predestine in a Sentence
our victory in the tournament was seemingly predestined
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After the Warriors added Kevin Durant last summer, many believed another meeting between the Warriors and Cavs was predestined before the season even began.
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Origin and Etymology of predestine
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French predestiner, from Latin praedestinare, from prae- + destinare to determine — more at destine
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