preordain

verb

pre·​or·​dain ˌprē-ȯr-ˈdān How to pronounce preordain (audio)
preordained; preordaining; preordains

transitive verb

: to decree or ordain in advance : foreordain
preordainment noun

Examples of preordain in a Sentence

my wife and I are such soulmates, I'm convinced that our marriage was preordained
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The album, Remover explains, flowed out of them in a way that felt almost divinely preordained. Liam Hess, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2025 Her stardom, now so apparent, hardly felt preordained. Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025 All of those things have entered the culture and almost feel preordained now. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025 There’s always a chance, nothing is preordained. Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for preordain

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of preordain was in 1533

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“Preordain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preordain. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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preordain

verb
pre·​or·​dain ˌprē-ȯr-ˈdān How to pronounce preordain (audio)

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