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foreordain

[fawr-awr-deyn, fohr-]

verb (used with object)

to ordain or appoint beforehand.

to predestine; predetermine.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English forordeinen. See fore-, ordain

Related forms

fore·or·dain·ment, noun

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foreordain (ˌfɔːrɔːˈdeɪn)

—vb
	(tr; may take a clause as object) to determine (events, results, etc) in the future

foreor'dainment

—n

foreordination

—n

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