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verb (used with object), -tined, -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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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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