# predestine

> English word · Verb · IPA /pɹeˈdɛstɪn/

## Definitions
1. To determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain.
2. To foreordain by divine will.

## Etymology
From Old French prédestiner, from Medieval Latin praedestinare. By surface analysis, pre- + destine. Displaced native Old English foreteohhian.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/predestine