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destine

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
destine /ˈdɛstɪŋ/

▶verb (usu. be destined for/to) intend or choose for a particular purpose or end.

■ (as adj. destined) preordained.

– origin ME (in the sense ‘predetermine, decree’): from OFr. destiner, from L. destinare ‘make firm, establish’.

'destine' also found in these Oxford entries:

intend - mark - mean - predestine

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