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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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