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foreordain

[fawr-awr-deyn, fohr-]

verb (used with object)

  1. to ordain or appoint beforehand.

  2. to predestine; predetermine.



foreordain

/ ˌfɔːrɔːˈdeɪn, ˌfɔːrɔːdɪˈneɪʃən /

verb

  1. (tr; may take a clause as object) to determine (events, results, etc) in the future

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • foreordainment noun
  • ˌڴǰǰˈ岹ԳԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of foreordain1

First recorded in 1400–50, foreordain is from the late Middle English word forordeinen. See fore-, ordain
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I do not think that it was foreordained that Trump was going to win.

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That sense of stability is a key asset for Putin as he orchestrates his foreordained victory in the March 15-17 presidential election for a fifth, six-year term.

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It has been argued that many paths were possible in the Cambrian, and that the world we ended up with was not foreordained.

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The VPC space is now light and airy, with beeswax candles, adorable greeting cards, single-origin chocolate bars and the like also on offer; last Friday, Fleet Foxes played in a way that felt foreordained.

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But in recent years, dozens of such governments have instead used courts, with verdicts foreordained, to publicly condemn their ousted adversaries and frighten others into submission.

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