destine

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈdɛstɪn/ UK /ˈdɛstɪn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to determine the future of something in advance; to ordain by fate

He seemed destined for greatness from his earliest years.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to determine the future of... ordain predestine fate appoint doom designate

Word family

Derived forms destineddestination

Related forms destiny destinate destination

Etymology

From Old French destiner, from Latin 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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# destine

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɛstɪn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛstɪn/

## Meanings
1. to determine the future of something in advance; to ordain by fate

## Examples
- He seemed destined for greatness from his earliest years.

## Synonyms
- ordain
- predestine
- fate
- appoint
- doom
- designate

## Derived Forms
- destined
- destination

## Related Forms
- destiny
- destinate
- destination

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

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

## AI Etymology
Destine comes from Old French destiner, from Latin 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, destine means to determine the future of something in advance; to ordain by fate. The same family is visible in derived forms such as destined and destination and related forms such as destiny, destinate, and destination. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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