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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

/ ˈ»åÉ›²õ³Ùɪ²Ô /

verb

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

Origin of destine1

1250–1300; Middle English destinen < Old French destiner < Latin »åŧ²õ³Ù¾±²ÔÄå°ù±ð to establish, determine, equivalent to »åŧ- de- + *²õ³Ù²¹²ÔÄå°ù±ð, derivative of ²õ³ÙÄå°ù±ð to stand
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of destine1

C14: from Old French destiner, from Latin »åŧ²õ³Ù¾±²ÔÄå°ù±ð to appoint, from de- + -²õ³Ù¾±²ÔÄå°ù±ð, from ²õ³ÙÄå°ù±ð to stand
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And in the last gasps of a season that once seemed destined for something special, that was a particularly difficult pill for Smith and her teammates to swallow.

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Three days later, he was put on one of three planes destined for El Salvador, leaving behind his wife and five-year-old son, both U.S. citizens.

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At the bottom, all three promoted sides - Southampton, Ipswich and Leicester - are well adrift in the relegation zone and looking as if they are destined for an immediate return to the Championship.

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