destinate

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US /ˈdɛstəˌneɪt/ UK /ˈdɛstɪneɪt/ See IPA manual

verb adj

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verb
to appoint or set apart for a particular purpose or destiny

The funds were destinate to the building of the new hall.

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1 verb · to appoint or set apart for... destine ordain appoint designate predestine earmark

Word family

Derived forms destination

Related forms destine destiny destination

Etymology

From Latin destinatus, past participle of destinare ('to make firm, establish, appoint'), from de- (intensive) + a derivative of stare ('to stand').

destinare Latin stare Latin *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European

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# destinate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, adj
**IPA (US):** ˈdɛstəˌneɪt
**IPA (UK):** ˈdɛstɪneɪt

## Meanings
1. to appoint or set apart for a particular purpose or destiny

## Examples
- The funds were destinate to the building of the new hall.

## Synonyms
- destine
- ordain
- appoint
- designate
- predestine
- earmark

## Derived Forms
- destination

## Related Forms
- destine
- destiny
- destination

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: destinare
- Root: stare
- Root: *steh₂-

## Etymology
From Latin destinatus, past participle of destinare ('to make firm, establish, appoint'), from de- (intensive) + a derivative of stare ('to stand').

## AI Etymology
Destinate comes from Latin destinatus, past participle of destinare ('to make firm, establish, appoint'), from de- (intensive) + a derivative of stare ('to stand'). The etymological trail includes Latin destinare, Latin stare, and Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-. As a verb, destinate means to appoint or set apart for a particular purpose or destiny. The same family is visible in derived forms such as destination and related forms such as destine, destiny, and destination. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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