destine

[des-tin]

verb (used with object)

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.

destine

/ ˈdɛstɪn /

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of destine¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of destine¹

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

Example Sentences

Because here’s the secret: it’s rarely the décor you haul out once a year, the turkey-shaped anything, or the glittery garlands destined for a January trash bag.

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A match that produced few scoring chances seemed destined to end goalless until substitute Ashley Cupido ran on to a through ball and netted on 93 minutes.

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Neither was destined to succeed as a stand-alone company.

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And even though she hates when actors talk in such woo-woo terms, seriously, she knew she was destined to be Rachel.

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That would seem to point to Mexico, the major land corridor for illicit drugs destined for the U.S. market.

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