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destines

VERB

predetermine, ordain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

doom intend

STRONG

allot appoint assign consecrate decide decree dedicate design determine devote earmark fate foreordain predestine preform preordain purpose reserve

WEAK

doom to mark out

Antonyms

STRONG

hesitate keep misuse use waste

Example Sentences

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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

"To begin with, that Monsieur Rupert had come to carry you off from the various noblemen, for one or other of whom his Majesty destines your hand."

From The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

I believe he has a daughter, and destines this money to be her dowry.'

From Lord Kilgobbin by Lever, Charles James

He shows not His purposes, but it would seem he destines Feodor, his young son, to be our tsar.

From Boris Godunov: a drama in verse by Hayes, Alfred

The crown to which fate destines thee, and which preternatural agents endeavour to bestow upon thee.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Johnson, Samuel