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foreordain

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fore⋅or⋅dain

  [fawr-awr-deyn, fohr-]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to ordain or appoint beforehand.
2. to predestine; predetermine.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME forordeinen. See fore-, ordain

Related forms:
fore⋅or⋅dain⋅ment, noun
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fore·or·dain   (fôr'ôr-dān', fōr'-)   
tr.v.   fore·or·dained, fore·or·dain·ing, fore·or·dains
To determine or appoint beforehand; predestine.
fore'or·dain'ment, fore·or'di·na'tion (-ôr'dn-ā'shən) n.
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