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destine (verb)

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  • destine — ► VERB (be destined) 1) be intended or chosen for a particular purpose or end: he was destined to be an engineer. 2) bound for a particular destination. ORIGIN originally in the sense «predetermine, decree»: from Latin destinare make firm,… …   English terms dictionary

  • destine — verb a) To preordain b) To assign something (especially finance) for a particular use …   Wiktionary

  • destine — transitive verb (destined; destining) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French destiner, from Latin destinare, from de + stinare (akin to Latin stare to stand) more at stand Date: 14th century 1. to decree beforehand ; predetermine …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • destine — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To predestine] Syn. fate, decide, doom; see predetermine . 2. [To intend] Syn. design, reserve, dedicate; see intend 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To determine the future of in advance: fate, foreordain, predestinate,… …   English dictionary for students

  • destine — [ dɛstɪŋ] verb (usu. be destined for/to) intend or choose for a particular purpose or end. ↘[as adjective destined] preordained. Origin ME (in the sense predetermine, decree ): from OFr. destiner, from L. destinare make firm, establish …   English new terms dictionary

  • destine — /ˈdɛstən / (say destuhn) verb (t) (destined, destining) 1. to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend. 2. to appoint or ordain beforehand, as by divine decree; foreordain; predetermine. {Middle English destenen, from Old… …  

  • ordain — verb Etymology: Middle English ordeinen, from Anglo French ordener, ordeiner, from Late Latin ordinare, from Latin, to put in order, appoint, from ordin , ordo order Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to invest officially (as by the laying on… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • predestine — verb /preˈdɛstɪn/ a) To determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain. b) To foreordain by divine will. See Also: destine …   Wiktionary

  • intend — verb 1》 have as one s aim or plan.     ↘(intend something as/to do something) plan that something should be or act as something.     ↘plan that speech should have (a particular meaning). 2》 (intend for/to do something) design or destine for a… …   English new terms dictionary

  • predestine — verb 1》 (of God) destine (someone) for a particular fate or purpose. 2》 determine (an outcome) in advance by divine will or fate. Derivatives predestined adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • condemn — verb 1) he condemned the suspended players Syn: censure, criticize, denounce, revile, blame, chastise, berate, reprimand, rebuke, reprove, take to task, find fault with; informal slam, blast, lay into; formal castigate Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

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