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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
destine \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.
1913 webster
we are decreed,
reserved, and destined to eternal woe. --milton.
1913 webster
till the loathsome opposite
of all my heart had destined, did obtain. --tennyson.
1913 webster
not enjoyment and not sorrow
is our destined end or way. --longfellow.
syn: to design; mark out; determine; allot; choose; intend;
devote; consecrate; doom.
1913 webster
see also:
destined destining stand obstinate
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