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preordain
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Preordain
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pre·or·dain
/
ˌpri
ɔrˈdeɪn
/
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[
pree-awr-
deyn
]
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verb (used with object)
to
ordain
beforehand; foreordain.
Origin:
1525–35;
pre-
+
ordain
Related forms
pre·or·di·na·tion
/
ˌpri
ɔr
dnˈeɪ
ʃən
/
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[
pree-awr-dn-
ey
-sh
uh
n
]
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,
noun
un·pre·or·dained,
adjective
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preordain
(ˌpriːɔːˈdeɪn)
—
vb
(
tr
) to ordain, decree, or appoint beforehand
preordination
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
preordain
1533, from
pre-
+
ordain
(q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
It will not
preordain
any change in water quality requirements.
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preordain
any changes whatsoever in the universal service support currently provided to rural carriers.
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