destine
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tɪn verb (used with object), des·tined, des·tin·ing.
1.
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
2.
to appoint or ordain beforehand, as by divine decree; foreordain; predetermine.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to set apart or appoint (for a certain purpose or person, or to do something); intend; design | |
| [C14: from Old French destiner, from Latin dēstināre to appoint, from | |
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Word Origin & History
destine
c.1300, from Fr. destiner (12c.), from L. destinare "make fast or firm, establish" (see destination). Originally in English of the actions of deities, fate, etc. Of human choices or actions, from early 16c. Related: Destined.
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Example sentences
But you worry that living below your means will destine you to poverty and never having what you want.
As a result the intestinal milieu, the intestinal flora and the provision of enzymes in the lower small destine are changed.
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