Foreordain
ahd-5
transitive verb.
To determine or appoint beforehand; predestine.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To ordain or appoint beforehand; preordain; predestinate; predetermine.
Synonyms
See
predestinate
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To ordain or appoint beforehand; to preordain; to predestinate; to predetermine.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
predestine
or
preordain
.
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verb.
foreordain or determine beforehand
verb.
foreordain by divine will or decree
Word Usage
"But in trying to cut off speculation, he appeared to foreordain the final judgment."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
predetermine
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
appoint
destine
predestinate
predetermine
preordain
verb-form
foreordained
foreordaining
foreordains