destine

[ des-tin ]

/ ˈdɛs tɪn /

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verb (used with object), des·tined, des·tin·ing.

to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.

to appoint or ordain beforehand, as by divine decree; foreordain; predetermine.

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Origin of destine

1250–1300; Middle English destinen<Old French destiner<Latin dēstināre to establish, determine, equivalent to dē-de- + *stanāre, derivative of stāre to stand

Words nearby destine

de-Stalinize, destem, desterilize, de Stijl, destination, destine, destined, destiny, destitute, destitution, destock

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How to use destine in a sentence

Until then, I thought I was just an unlucky soul, destined to live without one of my favorite cooking tools.
Don’t Fear the Broiler|Elazar Sontag|February 11, 2021|Eater
Truffles seemed destined to be among the short-lived majority.
How a sickly squirrel offered me unexpected comfort|Pam Spritzer|February 8, 2021|Washington Post
That impulse — not to own the libs but to hone the libs — seems destined to endure.
Bernie Sanders is often called a liberal. He’d beg to differ. Who is actually a liberal?|Graham Vyse|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
One of the wealthiest women in Africa, Alakija, 69, is a power broker — and may be destined for even greater heights.
The Women Reshaping the C-Suite|Nick Fouriezos|January 24, 2021|Ozy

It's making something new from an original item destined for the trash.
Hints From Heloise: Bullying can follow kids anywhere|Heloise Heloise|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
Why, she asked, should she wilfully destine her youth to a hopeless waste of affection, and dearth of all permanent comfort?
Camilla|Fanny Burney
Il y a sur nous une prdiction, une destine qui s'accomplit presque invitablement de pre en fils.
Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 2 of 2)|Frances Trollope
Le dechirant et lugubre cortege se dirigeait vers la place du marche destine aux executions criminelles.
Travels in France during the years 1814-1815|Archibald Alison
I shall, in my secret heart, destine her for you, and it is in this light I shall think of you for the future.
Monsieur de Camors, Complete|Octave Feuillet
You fus' kiss the young lady I destine faw my sultana, an' now you offeh me a briibe!
John March, Southerner|George W. Cable

British Dictionary definitions for destine

destine

/ (ˈdɛstɪn) /

verb

(tr) to set apart or appoint (for a certain purpose or person, or to do something); intend; design

Word Origin for destine

C14: from Old French destiner, from Latin dēstināre to appoint, from de- + -stināre, from stāre to stand

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