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

/ ˈdɛstɪn /

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of destine¹

1250–1300; Middle English destinen < Old French destiner < Latin dēstināre to establish, determine, equivalent to dē- de- + *stanāre, derivative of stāre to stand

Word History and Origins

Origin of destine¹

C14: from Old French destiner, from Latin dēstināre to appoint, from _de- + -stināre, from stāre to stand

Example Sentences

She cited festivals in mission towns, such as Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta, where people dress up like the Californios of yore to remember a romanticized era that was destined to end badly.

From Los Angeles Times

Buckley’s searching, searing turn seems destined to be lauded countless times these next few months, a performance that is as impossible to ignore as the character she plays.

From Los Angeles Times

It added that the ballot boxes onboard the boat had been delivered safely to the remote polling stations they were destined for.

From BBC

The suit seems destined for the Supreme Court.

From Salon

It's a timeless story - one that's destined to be repeated at fresher's weeks across the country this autumn - and set in motion a career-long narrative about Swift's romantic tribulations.

From BBC

Related Words

• doom 
• intend