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preordain

[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

[pree-awr-dn-ey-shuhn] , noun

un·pre·or·dained, adjective

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preordain (ˌpriːɔːˈdeɪn)

—vb
	(tr) to ordain, decree, or appoint beforehand

preordination

—n

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Word Origin & History

preordain

1533, from pre- + ordain (q.v.).

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