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destine Definition

des·tine (des′tin)

transitive verb -·tined, -·tin·ing

  1. to predetermine, as by fate: usually in the passive
  2. to set apart for a certain purpose; intend

Etymology: ME destinen < OFr destiner < L destinare, to fasten down, secure < de-, intens. + *stanare < base of stare, stand

destine Idioms

destined for

  1. headed for; bound for
  2. intended for destined for leadership
destine Synonyms

destine

v.

  1. To predestine

    fate, decide, doom; see predetermine.

  2. To intend

    design, reserve, dedicate; see intend 2.

destine Usage Examples

Object

  • packet: The problem I have is getting Packets destined for internet to go out the modem line when it's not connected.
  • container: The objects were in discovered in Karachi alongside furniture in a container destined for Dubai.
  • mail: But these are mostly used for scanning mail destined for other systems that are more vulnerable to viruses.
  • traffic: In my ideal world the " through " traffic not destined for Manchester would never touch the Eccles interchange at all.

Preposition: for

  • greatness: Even with that haircut, they're destined for greatness.
  • stardom: Something which combines a novel approach to computer games with home networking would seem destined for stardom.
  • oblivion: Feature: Sex and death - is the Y chromosome destined for oblivion?
  • relegation: He was asked to resign in December 1932, with the Addicks looking destined for relegation, having agreed a pay-off of £ 1000.
  • landfill: She said I wasn't allowed to do this at it was destined for landfill.
  • slaughter: All the breeding stock that farmers cry over losing are also all destined for slaughter!

Infinitive complement

  • fail: The children of the school were destined to fail.
  • die: Why should they give a moment to think about the sentient creatures destined to die inside a facility they are building?
  • become: Angelina Jolie was always destined to become a huge movie star.
  • disappear: Like most ' popular ' crafts, they are destined to disappear without trace on the cultural record.
  • succeed: The subsequent success of Sparta and The Mars Volta only goes to show that these five guys from El Paso where destined to succeed.
  • marry: Destined to marry her cousin Buchanan, she falls in love and marries the Earl of Avondale.

Modifying Another Word

  • surely: An excellent treatise on writing high-quality programs, surely destined to become a classic of the field.
  • ultimately: In that event, history would record that the Conference on Disarmament was ultimately destined to succeed, not to wither and fade away.
  • forever: Canada has produced some of the finest movie comedians of modern times - even if they are forever destined to be mistaken for Americans.
  • seemingly: However all of this was futile and the Jensen Motor Company looked like it was going nowhere, seemingly destined for collapse.