About The Word Destine
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What's The Definition Of Destine?
[v] design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
[v] decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" Synonyms | Synonyms for Destine: designate | designate | doom | fate | intend | specify Related Terms | Find terms related to Destine: aim | aim at | allocate | allot | appoint | appropriate to | aspire after | aspire to | assign | assign to | be after | design | designate | desire | destinate | detail | determine | devote | doom | drive at | earmark | fate | foredoom | foreordain | go for | harbor a design | have every intention | intend | lot | make assignments | mark | mark off | mark out for | mean | ordain | plan | portion off | predestine | predetermine | preordain | project | propose | purport | purpose | reserve | resolve | restrict | restrict to | schedule | set | set apart | set aside | set off | tag | think See Also | aim | calculate | design | direct | mean | ordain | plan | slate Destine In Webster's Dictionary \Des"tine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destined}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Destining}.] [F. destiner, L. destinare; de + the root of
stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Obstinate}.]
To determine the future condition or application of; to set
apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by
destiny or by an authoritative decree; to doom; to ordain or
preordain; to appoint; -- often with the remoter object
preceded by to or for.
We are decreed, Reserved, and destined to eternal woe.
--Milton.
Till the loathsome opposite Of all my heart had
destined, did obtain. --Tennyson.
Not enjoyment and not sorrow Is our destined end or
way. --Longfellow.
Syn: To design; mark out; determine; allot; choose; intend;
devote; consecrate; doom.
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