predestinate

verb

Definition of predestinatenext
as in to ordain

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestinate
  1. ordain
  2. fate
  3. predetermine
  4. foreordain
  5. predict
  6. prognosticate
  7. predestine
  8. destine
Verb
  • After receiving a Master of Divinity degree from St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, he was ordained on Jan. 24, 1953, at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Per The History Makers, Jakes was ordained into the Bishopric in 1987.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of ordain
Verb
  • Due to these steps, the U.S. was fated to sleepwalk into the pandemic.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • So consider separating yourself from the fear of challenges and instead try to get excited about how fated your experiences will be.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of fate
Verb
  • Prescribed processes and predetermined outcomes, rinsed and repeated, with no space for anyone to think, feel or behave differently.
    Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Those tournaments in Los Angeles will be spectacular and far from predetermined.
    Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
Definition of predetermine
Verb
  • The Russian invasion of Ukraine, in February, 2022, was no more inevitable or foreordained than the U.S. invasion of Iraq, in 2003.
    Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • Before anything else is said about Lana Del Rey’s new album, let it be noted that however well the record came out, it was foreordained to come in second among her artistic works of the past year.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
Definition of foreordain
Verb
  • And then — just as my colleague Joe Reid predicted — Kate Winslet for Lee, a biopic that has enjoyed a muted reception since debuting at last year’s TIFF.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Ampere predicted just under a third of the subs growth will come from APAC – numbering around 600 million people – a similar figure to North America.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of predict
Verb
  • That hasn’t stopped our stalwart insiders from viewing them and preferentially voting in 10 Oscar categories (most points for most likely, or most hoped for, to succeed) for your prognosticating pleasure.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Relying on polls and the prognosticating reputation of their Washington correspondent, editors announced the victory of Republican New York Gov. Thomas Dewey over the incumbent president, Democrat Harry S. Truman.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of prognosticate
Verb
  • Though Kendall finished well before Stricker on Sunday, the result felt predestined.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2023
  • Genes do not predestine one individual to complete fewer years of schooling than another or one individual to score higher on a cognitive performance test than another.
    Robbee Wedow, Scientific American, 26 May 2022
Definition of predestine
Verb
  • Clark has always seemed destined for greatness, if not friendship with the biggest pop star in the world.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Donald Trump’s second presidency seems destined to focus more attention on Latin America than any U.S. administration in perhaps 30 years, including the incoming president’s first term.
    Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of destine
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