preordain
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ɔrˈdeɪn verb (used with object)
to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to ordain, decree, or appoint beforehand | |
| preordination | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
It will not preordain any change in water quality requirements.
It does not preordain any changes whatsoever in the universal service support currently provided to rural carriers.
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