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What does preordain mean?

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  1. (transitive) To determine the fate of something in advance.
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Indian officials, Mr Chidambaram included, often suggest that abundant funds and capital spending almost preordain fast growth. Drill down deeper, however, and things are less reassuring, says Sajjid Chinoy of J. P. Morgan.
While the government allows for the appearance of democratic practices, it makes sure to control the levers of authority to preordain the outcome, analysts and human rights groups charge.
I think the reality is that things will happen in your health that you cannot preordain simply by genetics.
Pre-qualification does not preordain a contract.
Is Richard self-motivated, with a mind twisted to match his twisted body, or does an all-powerful god preordain his choices?
But ne'er-do-well heirs crash and burn all the time proving that access to money and power does not preordain success.

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