destines
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A score that destines young doctors-to-be to a life of ennui in a job they do not enjoy, because they could not match into the competitive specialty of their dreams.
From Scientific American • Mar. 12, 2020
He destines for himself no indolent tarrying in the garden of Armida.
From Milton by Pattison, Mark
Such a girl may a man marry who destines his days to the wild west; but woe unto him!—woe unto him, should he migrate among the more civilized and less charitable coteries of our neighbors!
From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 by Lever, Charles James
Comical quality in the humorous man whom nature destines for the stage must be personal.
From Shadows of the Stage by Winter, William
Allow me, then, to call him here so as to restore his confidence; or, better still, come and show me the portion, which your munificence destines for me.
From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Reid, Mayne
