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| fate [ fayt ] |
noun (plural fates) |
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1. force predetermining events: the force or principle believed to predetermine events
  little knew what fate had in store for him
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2. outcome: a consequence or final result
What was the fate of the mission?
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3. destiny: something with decisive or far-reaching consequences that inevitably happens to somebody or something
felt it was her fate to marry him
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4. disastrous consequence: a disastrous or ruinous outcome
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transitive verb (past and past participle fat·ed, present participle fat·ing, 3rd person present singular fates) |
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make something inevitable: to predetermine something, usually with negative results
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usually passive
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| [14th century. < Latin fatum "something spoken (by the gods)" < past participle of fari "speak"] |
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| fat·ed adjective |
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tempt fate to do something risky that depends too much on luck for success and might end in misfortune or disaster
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