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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Prē'de-cāy, n.p. 1025Premature or previous decay.
  2. Prē'de-cēase', v. t.p. 1025To die sooner than. “If children predecease progenitors.” Sheat.
  3. Prē'de-çēase', n.p. 1025Death previous to something else. Brougham.
  4. Prĕd'e-çēs'sive, a.p. 1025Going before; preceding. “Our predecessor students.” Massinger.
  5. Prē'de-çēs'sor, n.p. 1025One who precedes; a person who has preceded another in any state, position, office, or the like; one whom another follows or comes after. “A prince who was as watchful as his predecessor had been…
  6. Prē-dēd'i-cā'tion, n.p. 1025A dedication made beforehand or previously.
  7. Prē'de-clāre', v. t.p. 1025To declare or announce beforehand; to preannounce. “Their indefeasible power of predeclaring the eternal destiny of every living layman.” Milman.
  8. Prē'-de-fīne', v. t.p. 1025To define beforehand.
  9. Prē'de-lib'er-ā'tion, n.p. 1025Previous deliberation.
  10. Prē'de-līn'e-ā'tion, n.p. 1025Previous delineation.
  11. Prē'de-sign', v. t.p. 1025To design or purpose beforehand; to predetermine. Mitford.
  12. Pre-dĕs'ti-nā'ri-an, n.p. 1025One who believes in the doctrine of predestination.
  13. Pre-dĕs'ti-nā'ri-an, a.p. 1025Pertaining to predestination.
  14. Pre-dĕs'ti-nate, a.p. 1025Predestinated; foreordained; fated. Some gentleman or other shall escape a predestinate scratched face. Shak.
  15. Pre-dēs'ti-nāte, v. t.p. 1025To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose. Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. Rom. viii. 29.…
  16. Pre-dĕs'tĭ-nā'tĭon, n.p. 1025The act of predestinating, or of foreordaining events. Predestination had overruled their will. Milton. 2. (Theol.) The purpose of God from eternity respecting all events; often, the pre-assignment…
  17. Pre-dĕs'ti-nā'tive, a.p. 1025Determining beforehand; predestinating. Coleridge.
  18. Pre-dēs'ti-nā'tor, n.p. 1025One who predestinates, or foreordains. 2. One who holds to the doctrine of predestination; a predestinarian. Cowley.
  19. Pre-dĕs'tĭne, v. t.p. 1025To decree beforehand; to foreordain; to predestinate. Here the soul sits in council, ponders fast, Predestines future actions. Young.
  20. Pre-dĕs'ti-ny, n.p. 1025Predestination. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  21. Prē'de-tẽr'mi-na-ble, a.p. 1025Capable of being determined beforehand. Coleridge.
  22. Prē'de-tẽr'mi-nate, a.p. 1025Determined beforehand; as, the predeterminate counsel of God.
  23. Prē'/de-tĕr'/mi-nā'/tion, n.p. 1025The act of previous determination; purpose formed beforehand; as, the predetermination of God's will. Hammond.
  24. Prē'de-tĕr'mine, v. t.p. 1025To determine beforehand; to settle in purpose or plan. If God foresees events, he must have predetermined them. Hale. 2. To doom by previous decree.
  25. Prē'de-tēr'mīne, v. i.p. 1025To make a previous determination.
  26. Prē'di-al, a.p. 1025Consisting of land or farms; as, prædial estate, that is, real estate. Ayliffe. 2. Attached to land or farms; as, prædial slaves. 3. Growing or issuing from land; as, prædial tithes.
  27. Prĕd'i-ca-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 1025The quality of being predicable, or affirmable of something, or attributed to something. Reid.
  28. Prĕd'i-ca-ble, a.p. 1026Capable of being affirmed of something; attributable.
  29. Prĕd'i-ca-ble, n.p. 1026Any thing affirmable of another; especially, a general attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to, many individuals; a general abstract notion; a universal. 2. (Logic.) One of the five…
  30. Pre-dĭc'a-ment, n.p. 1026Class or kind described by any definite marks; hence, condition; particular situation or state; especially, an unfortunate or trying position or condition. “O woful sympathy, piteous predicament.”…
  31. Pre·dĭc'a-mĕnt'al, a.p. 1026Pertaining to a predicament. Hale.
  32. Prēd'i-cant, n.p. 1026One who predicates.
  33. Prĕd'i-cant, a.p. 1026Uttering as an affirmation; preaching. “Missions conducted by the Romish predicant orders.” N. Br. Rev.
  34. Prēd'i-cāte, v. t.p. 1026To assert to belong to something; to affirm; as, to predicate whiteness of snow. 2. To rest upon for proof, or as an assertion or opinion; to found; to base. [U. S.] Syn.—To affirm; declare…
  35. Prēd'i-cāte, v. i.p. 1026To make an affirmation. Hale.
  36. Prēd'i-cate, n.p. 1026(Logic.) That which is affirmed or denied of the subject. In these propositions, “paper is white,” “ink is not white,” whiteness is the predicate affirmed of paper and denied of ink. 2. (Gram.) The…
  37. Prēd'i-cate, a.p. 1026Predicated.
  38. Prĕd'i-cā'tion, n.p. 1026The act of predicating, or of affirming one thing of another; assertion. Locke. 2. The art of delivering sermons; preaching. “His powers of predication.” W. Scott.
  39. Prĕd'i-cā'tive, a.p. 1026Expressing affirmation or predication; predicating; as, a predicative term.
  40. Prēd'i-ca-to-ry, a.p. 1026Affirmative; positive. Bp. Hall.
  41. Pre-dīct', v. t.p. 1026To foretell; to tell beforehand; to prophesy; to presage; as, to predict misfortune. Syn.—To foretell; prophesy; prognosticate; presage; forebode; foreshow; bode.
  42. Pre-dict', n.p. 1026A prediction. [Obs.] Shak.
  43. Pre-dic'tion, n.p. 1026The act of foretelling; that which is foretold; a previous declaration of a future event; prophesy. “The predictions of cold and long winters.” Bacon. These predictions Are to the world in general as…
  44. Pre-dict'ive, a.p. 1026Foretelling; prophetic. More.
  45. Pre-dĭct'ĭve-ly, adv.p. 1026In the manner of prediction.
  46. Pre-dict’or, n.p. 1026A foreteller; one who prophesies.
  47. Prē'di-gēs'tion, n.p. 1026Hasty digestion. Predigestion, or hasty digestion, fills the body full of crudities and seeds of disease. Bacon.
  48. Prē/dī-lēct’, v. t.p. 1026To elect or choose beforehand.
  49. Prē/dĭ-lĕc'tion, n.p. 1026A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality. Burke.
  50. Pré-dis-côv'er, v. t.p. 1026To discover beforehand.
  51. Pré·dis·côv'er-y, n.p. 1026A discovery previously made. Dana.
  52. Prē/dis-pō'nen-cy, n.p. 1026The state of being predisposed; predisposition. [Obs.]
  53. Pré/dis-pō'nent, a.p. 1026Disposing beforehand; predisposing. Predisponent causes (Med.), causes which render the body liable to disease. Dunglison.
  54. Pré·dis·pō'nent, n.p. 1026That which predisposes.
  55. Prē’dis-pō’se’, v. t.p. 1026To incline beforehand; to give a previous disposition to; as, to predispose the mind or temper to friendship. South. 2. To fit or adapt previously; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.…
  56. Pré/dis-po-si'tion, n.p. 1026The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination or propensity;—applied to the mind. 2. Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression, or purpose;—applied…
  57. Pre-dŏm'i-nance or Pre-dŏm'i-nan-cy, n.p. 1026The condition or quality of being predominant; prevalence; superiority; ascendency. “The predominance of conscience over interest.” South. 2. (Astrol.) The superior influence of a planet.
  58. Pre-dŏm′i-nant, a.p. 1026Prevalent over others; superior in strength, influence, or authority; predominating; as, a predominant color; predominant beauty or excellence; a predominant passion. Those helps . . . were…
  59. Pre-dŏm'i-nant-ly, adv.p. 1026With superior strength or influence. Browne.
  60. Pre-dŏm'i-nāte, v. i.p. 1026To surpass in strength, influence, or authority; to be superior; to have controlling influence; to prevail; to rule. So much did love to her executed lord Predominate in this fair lady’s heart.…