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destine /desˈtin/ or (obsolete) destinate /-āt/ transitive verb- (often by fate) to ordain or appoint to a certain use or state
- To intend
- To fix
- To doom
ORIGIN: Fr destiner, from L dēstināre, from dē- (intensive) and root of stāre to stand destināˈtion noun - The place to which one is going
- The purpose or end to which anything is destined or appointed
- End
- Purpose
- Design
- Fate
- (the nomination of) the series of heirs to whom property, etc is to pass (Scots law)
desˈtiny noun - The purpose or end to which any person or thing is appointed
- Unavoidable fate
- Necessity
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