destine

[ des-tin ]

verb (used with object)

, des·tined, des·tin·ing.

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

Until then, I thought I was just an unlucky soul, destined to live without one of my favorite cooking tools.

From Eater

Truffles seemed destined to be among the short-lived majority.

From Washington Post

That impulse — not to own the libs but to hone the libs — seems destined to endure.

From Washington Post

One of the wealthiest women in Africa, Alakija, 69, is a power broker — and may be destined for even greater heights.

From Ozy

It's making something new from an original item destined for the trash.

From Washington Post

Why, she asked, should she wilfully destine her youth to a hopeless waste of affection, and dearth of all permanent comfort?

From Project Gutenberg

Il y a sur nous une prdiction, une destine qui s'accomplit presque invitablement de pre en fils.

From Project Gutenberg

Le dechirant et lugubre cortege se dirigeait vers la place du marche destine aux executions criminelles.

From Project Gutenberg

I shall, in my secret heart, destine her for you, and it is in this light I shall think of you for the future.

From Project Gutenberg

You fus' kiss the young lady I destine faw my sultana, an' now you offeh me a briibe!

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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