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destine(dictionary)

destine (iou)



destine verb trans. ME.
[Old & mod. French destiner from Latin destinare make firm, establish, from de- DE- 1 + causative deriv. of stare STAND verb.]
Foreordain, predetermine, decree. Now usu. in pass., be fated, turn out (by hindsight) to be or do. ME.
R. Fry An event..which was destined to change ultimately the face of things.
Ordain, appoint. obsolete exc. as passing into sense 1. LME.
Set apart for or devote to a particular purpose, activity, etc.; intend for, to do. Usu. in pass. M16.
H. Read He was well educated, and destined for the diplomatic service.
In pass. Be bound or intended for a place, be going to or from a place. L18.
S. Unwin Many cases of books destined for Japan had been detained and opened. Times Traffic..destined to and from the South-east.