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destine

[des-tin]

verb (used with object)

destined, destining 
  1. to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.

  2. to appoint or ordain beforehand, as by divine decree; foreordain; predetermine.



destine

/ ˈɛɪ /

verb

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of destine1

1250–1300; Middle English destinen < Old French destiner < Latin ŧپ to establish, determine, equivalent to ŧ- de- + *ٲ, derivative of to stand
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Word History and Origins

Origin of destine1

C14: from Old French destiner, from Latin ŧپ to appoint, from de- + -پ, from to stand
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There's a feeling in Brazil that the boy from the countryside of Sao Paulo may be something else, the kind of player that comes along once a decade and seems destined to the very top.

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Life doesn’t screech to a halt after a Pollyanna rom-com ending, just like love isn’t cast in amber, destined to be preserved forever.

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When you gather the creative minds behind six of the most entertaining and acclaimed shows of 2025, the conversation is destined for narrative intrigue.

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He says he applies about 800 tonnes of sewage sludge every year to fields where he grows maize destined for animal feed.

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