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

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

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

From Lord Kilgobbin by Lever, Charles James

Armstrong talks about independence, and yet destines himself to the worst kind of dependence—slavery to money-getting.

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 by Various

And all the little mighty things that cheer The closing day from quiet year to year, I leave to those whom benignant fate Or merit destines to the wedded state.

From The Little Tea Book by Hood, George Washington