destine

American

[des-tin] / ˈdɛs tɪn /

verb (used with object)

destined, destining

to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
to appoint or ordain beforehand, as by divine decree; foreordain; predetermine.

destine British

/ ˈdɛstɪn /

verb

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

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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With some tight rounds, the fight felt finely poised and destined to go to the scorecards.

From BBC

Townsend, who had denied a report in a British newspaper that he is destined to take over as coach of ambitious Prem club Newcastle Red Bulls in 2027, said he was standing by his team.

From Barron's

From the first foundations being laid in 1819, it seemed that the hotel was destined to become synonymous with ice.

From BBC

The statement did not say who attempted to import the fragment, only that it was destined for the United Kingdom.

From Barron's

Her subsequent eviction from the Beguines leads to her accepting the Bishop’s offer of sanctuary—as an anchorite, destined to live out her days in a tiny stone outcropping.

From Los Angeles Times

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