DESTINE - 9 definitions found
destine v 1: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" [syn: destine, fate, doom, designate] 2: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" [syn: intend, destine, designate, specify] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) destine transitive verb (destined; destining) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French destiner, from Latin destinare, from de- + -stinare (akin to Latin stare to stand) — more at stand Date: 14th century 1. to decree beforehand ; predetermine 2. a. to designate, assign, or dedicate in advance <the younger son was destined for the priesthood> <a trait that destines them to failure> b. to direct, devise, or set apart for a specific purpose or place <freight destined for European ports> Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary destine ˈdestɪn v.tr. (often foll. by to, for, or to + infin.) set apart; appoint; preordain; intend (destined him for the navy). øbe destined to be fated or preordained to (was destined to become a great man). [ME f. F destiner f. L destinare (as DE-, stanare (unrecorded) settle f. stare stand)] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Destine \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. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms destine v. a. 1. Appoint, ordain, allot, devote, consecrate. 2. Intend, design. 3. Doom, decree. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) destine ˈdestɪn v. 1 fate, predetermine, predestine, ordain, foreordain, preordain; doom: His only ambition was to be a successful farmer, but the gods destined him for greater things. 2 design, intend, mean, devote, assign, appoint, designate, purpose, mark, earmark, set aside: He beheld the chariot destined to carry him heavenwards. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 55 Moby Thesaurus words for "destine": aim, aim at, allocate, allot, appoint, appropriate to, aspire after, aspire to, assign, assign to, be after, design, designate, desire, destinate, detail, determine, devote, doom, drive at, earmark, fate, foredoom, foreordain, go for, harbor a design, have every intention, intend, lot, make assignments, mark, mark off, mark out for, mean, ordain, plan, portion off, predestine, predetermine, preordain, project, propose, purport, purpose, reserve, resolve, restrict, restrict to, schedule, set, set apart, set aside, set off, tag, think |
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