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fated

[ fey-tid ]
/ ˈfeɪ tɪd /
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adjective

subject to, guided by, or predetermined by fate; destined.

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RELATED WORDS

doomed, predetermined, destined, impending, preordained, predestined, foreordained, imminent, inescapable, inevitable, unavoidable

Nearby words

  1. fatback,
  2. fatbody,
  3. fate,
  4. fate map,
  5. fate worse than death, a,
  6. fateful,
  7. fatefully,
  8. fates,
  9. fath,
  10. fath.

Origin of fated

First recorded in 1595–1605; fate + -ed3
Related formsun·fat·ed, adjective

fate

[ feyt ]
/ feɪt /

noun

verb (used with object), fat·ed, fat·ing.

to predetermine, as by the decree of fate; destine (used in the passive): a person who was fated to be the savior of the country.

Origin of fate

1325–75; Middle English < Latin fātum utterance, decree of fate, destiny, orig. neuter of fātus, past participle of fārī to speak
SYNONYMS FOR fate
1. karma, kismet; chance, luck. Fate, destiny, doom refer to the idea of a fortune, usually adverse, that is predetermined and inescapable. The three words are frequently interchangeable. Fate stresses the irrationality and impersonal character of events: It was Napoleon's fate to be exiled. The word is often lightly used, however: It was my fate to meet her that very afternoon. Destiny emphasizes the idea of an unalterable course of events, and is often used of a propitious fortune: It was his destiny to save his nation. Doom especially applies to the final ending, always unhappy or terrible, brought about by destiny or fate: He met his doom bravely. 7. foreordain, preordain.
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Can be confusedfate fete (see synonym study at the current entry)
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British Dictionary definitions for fated

fated

/ (ˈfeɪtɪd) /

adjective

destined
doomed to death or destruction

fate

/ (feɪt) /

noun

the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events
the inevitable fortune that befalls a person or thing; destiny
the end or final result
a calamitous or unfavourable outcome or result; death, destruction, or downfall

verb

(tr; usually passive) to predetermine; doomhe was fated to lose the game

Word Origin for fate

C14: from Latin fātum oracular utterance, from fārī to speak
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Idioms and Phrases with fated

fate

In addition to the idioms beginning with fate

  • fate worse than death, a

also see:

  • seal one's fate
  • tempt fate
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