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preordain

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pre⋅or⋅dain

[pree-awr-deyn]
–verb (used with object)
to ordain beforehand; foreordain.

Origin:
1525–35; pre- + ordain


pre⋅or⋅di⋅na⋅tion [pree-awr-dn-ey-shuhn] , noun
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pre·or·dain   (prē'ôr-dān')   
tr.v.   pre·or·dained, pre·or·dain·ing, pre·or·dains
To appoint, decree, or ordain in advance; foreordain.
pre'or·dain'ment n., pre·or'di·na'tion (-ôr'dn-ā'shən) n.
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