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adj
determined or arranged beforehand, especially by fate or divine will
Van Helsing described the criminal as predestinate to repeat the same offense.
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verb
to determine beforehand by fate or divine decree
The doctrine holds that God may predestinate certain souls to salvation.
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From Middle English predestinate and Latin praedestinatus, the past participle of praedestinare ("to determine beforehand"), from prae- ("before") + destinare ("to determine, appoint"). The participial form developed both adjectival and verbal uses in English.