Definitions for: Destine


[v] design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
[v] decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

We are decreed, Reserved, and destined to eternal woe.
--Milton.

Till the loathsome opposite Of all my heart had
destined, did obtain. --Tennyson.

Not enjoyment and not sorrow Is our destined end or
way. --Longfellow.

Syn: To design; mark out; determine; allot; choose; intend;
devote; consecrate; doom.

Synonyms: designate, designate, doom, fate, intend, specify

See Also: aim, calculate, design, direct, mean, ordain, plan, slate

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