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predestined

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: P R IY2 D EH1 S T AH0 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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verb

Meaning 1

simple past and past participle of predestine

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

established or prearranged unalterably

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his place in history was foreordained
  • a sense of predestinate inevitability about it
  • it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: foreordained, predestinate

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.