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Predestinate Definition & Meaning

predestinate
adjective
  1. established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world"
verb
  1. foreordain by divine will or decree

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What does predestinate mean?
established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world" foreordain by divine will or decree
What part of speech is predestinate?
Predestinate is an adjective and a verb.
How many definitions does predestinate have?
Predestinate has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, verb).

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