Pre*des"ti*nate (?), a. [L.
praedestinatus, p. p. of praedestinare to predestine;
prae before + destinare to determine. See
Destine.] Predestinated; foreordained; fated. "A
predestinate scratched face." Shak.
Pre*des"ti*nate (?), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Predestinated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Predestinating.] [Cf. Predestine.] To
predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an
unchangeable purpose or decree; to preëlect.
Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate
to be conformed to the image of his Son.
Rom. viii.
29.
Syn. -- To predetermine; foreordain; preordain; decree;
predestine; foredoom.
