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des·tine
 destine
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- pronunciation:
- de
stihn
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
destines, destining, destined |
| definition 1: |
to specify for or send toward a particular place, end, or purpose.
These pine logs are destined for the sawmill.They set out on a ship destined for the New World.- similar words:
- mean
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| definition 2: |
to ordain in advance or fix on a particular course, as by fate or divine will.
Her efforts were destined to fail.His extraodinary talent destined him for success.- similar words:
- doom, fate, mean, ordain
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| related words: |
dedicate, ticket |
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