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fate(1) (iou) and haematolytic (medicine)


fate(1) (iou)



fate noun. LME.
[Orig. from Italian fato, later from its source Latin fatum lit. 'that which has been spoken', neut. pa. pple of fari speak.]
The power or agency which, according to popular belief, predetermines all events from eternity. LME.
A. Loos Our paths seemed to cross each Other and I told him..a thing like that was nearly always the result of fate. P. Bailey We did hope..that everything would be for the best..but Fate thought otherwise, didn't she?
b. Mythology. A goddess of destiny, esp. each of the three Greek, Roman, or Scandinavian goddesses of destiny. E16.
H. Allen That Fate who sits at the gates of first beginnings and tangles the threads of life.
That which is destined to happen, esp. to a person; a person's or thing's appointed lot. LME.
D. H. Lawrence He was expressionless, neutralized, possessed by her as if it were his fate. L. Strachey A curious fate awaited this young man.
b. The ultimate condition of a person or thing. M18.
N. Mailer The fate of the campaign was being determined elsewhere. S. Hazzard A couple whose fates could not be predicted with confidence.
Death, destruction, ruin, downfall. LME.
Phrases: a fate worse than DEATH. as sure as fate quite certain(ly). book of fate: see BOOK noun. decide a person's fate, fix a person's fate, seal a person's fate determine what will become of a person. tempt fate: see TEMPT verb.

haematolytic (medicine)


haematolytic -->
haemolytic


Destructive to blood cells, resulting in liberation of haemoglobin.

Synonym: haematolytic, haemotoxic, haematotoxic, haematoxic.