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destine

des·tine [ déstin ] (past and past participle des·tined, present participle des·tin·ing, 3rd person present singular des·tines)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
preordain: to intend or decide that somebody will have a particular fate or something will have a particular use

[14th century. Via French< Latin destinare "set up, decree, determine" < -stinare "cause to stand"]
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