predestinate

tr.v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

1. Theology. To predestine.
2. Archaic. To destine or determine in advance; foreordain.

adj. (-nĭt, -nāt')
Foreordained; predestined.

[Middle English predestinaten, from Late Latin praedēstināre, praedēstināt-. See predestine.]

verb

To determine the future of in advance: destine, fate, foreordain, predestine, predetermine, preordain. See certain/uncertain.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in theology
  Synonyms: predestine, foreordain

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The adjective predestinate has one meaning:

Meaning #1: established or prearranged unalterably
  Synonyms: foreordained, predestined

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forudbestemme
adj. - forudbestemt

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorbeschikken

Français (French)
v. tr. - prédestiner
adj. - prédestiné

Deutsch (German)
v. - vorherbestimmen, prädestinieren
adj. - vorherbestimmt, prädestiniert

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προορίζω, προκαθορίζω, προδιαγράφω
adj. - προκαθορισμένος, προδιαγεγραμμένος

Italiano (Italian)
predestinare, predestinato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - predestinar
adj. - predestinado

Русский (Russian)
предопределять, предопределенный

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - predestinar
adj. - predestinado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - predestinera, förutbestämma
adj. - förutbestämd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
注定, 宿命的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 注定
adj. - 宿命的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 예정하다
adj. - 예정된, 문명의

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 前もって定める
adj. - 宿命の, 予定された, 運命の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقضي, يقدر, يحتم (صفه) مقدر, محتوم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קבע/גזר מראש‬
adj. - ‮שנקבע/שנגזר מראש‬

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