appoint+beforehand
21Foreappoint — Fore ap*point , v. t. To set, order, or appoint, beforehand. Sherwood. [1913 Webster] …
22Foreordain — Fore or*dain , v. t. To ordain or appoint beforehand; to preordain; to predestinate; to predetermine. Hooker. [1913 Webster] …
23Preordain — Pre or*dain , v. t. [Pref. pre + ordain: cf. L. praeordinare.] To ordain or appoint beforehand: to predetermine: to foreordain. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
24prefix — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French prefixer, from Latin praefixus Date: 15th century 1. to fix or appoint beforehand 2. [partly from prefix (II)] to place in front; especially to add as a prefix < prefix a syllable… …
25foreordain — foreordainment, n. /fawr awr dayn , fohr /, v.t. 1. to ordain or appoint beforehand. 2. to predestine; predetermine. [1400 50; late ME forordeinen. See FORE , ORDAIN] * * * …
26predestinate — predestinately, adv. v. /pri des teuh nayt /; adj. /pri des teuh nit, nayt /, v., predestinated, predestinating, adj. v.t. 1. Theol. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose. 2. Obs. to foreordain; predetermine. adj. 3. predestined; foreordained …
27prefix — prefixable, adj. prefixal /pree fik seuhl, pree fik /, adj. prefixally, adv. prefixion /pree fik sheuhn/, n. n. /pree fiks/; v. /pree fiks, pree fiks /, n. 1. Gram. an affix placed before a base or another prefix, as …
28preordain — v. a. Predetermine, pre establish, foreordain, predestinate, predestine, foredoom, appoint beforehand …
29foreordain — fore•or•dain [[t]ˌfɔr ɔrˈdeɪn, ˌfoʊr [/t]] v. t. 1) to ordain or appoint beforehand 2) to predestine; predetermine • Etymology: 1400–50 fore or•dain′ment, n. fore or•di•na′tion ɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən n …
30predestinate — pre•des•ti•nate v. [[t]prɪˈdɛs təˌneɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] nɪt, ˌneɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing, adj. 1) rel to foreordain by divine decree or purpose 2) Obs. to foreordain 3) foreordained • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L praedestinātus, ptp. of… …
