verb
Meaning 1
To predestine or preordain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
foreordain
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UK: /ˌfɔːɹɔːˈdeɪn/
verb
Meaning 2
foreordain or determine beforehand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: predestine, preordain
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: predetermine
Narrower terms: jinx
verb
Meaning 3
foreordain by divine will or decree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: predestine, predestinate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: predetermine
History
Etymology
From Middle English for-orden; equivalent to fore- + ordain; probably modeled on Latin praeordināre.