- destine
- To set, ordain, or appoint to a use, purpose, estate or place; to appoint unalterably. United States v Philadelphia & New Orleans (US) 11 How 609, 659, 13 L Ed 834, 855.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Destine — Origin Tilburg, the Netherlands Genres Pop punk, Alternative rock, Emo Years active 2006–present Labels Sony Music … Wikipedia
destiné — destiné, ée (dè sti né, née) part. passé. 1° Qui a été ordonné par le destin, en parlant des choses. • Écoutez, mes enfants ; vos noces ordonnées De tout temps ont été dans le ciel destinées, GARNIER Bradamante, V, 6. • Ce jour fatal… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
destiné — Destiné, [destin]ée. part. Il a les sign. de son verbe. On dit, qu Un homme estoit destiné à une chose, pour dire, que Son destin l y portoit. Cet homme estoit destiné à mourir de mort violente … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Destine — Des tine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Destining}.] [F. destiner, L. destinare; de + the root of stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Obstinate}.] To determine the future condition or application of; to set apart by design… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
destine — index allocate, predetermine, preordain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
destine — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. destiner (12c.), from L. destinare make fast or firm, establish (see DESTINATION (Cf. destination)). Originally in English of the actions of deities, fate, etc. Of human choices or actions, from early 16c. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
destine — [v] predetermine, ordain allot, appoint, assign, consecrate, decide, decree, dedicate, design, determine, devote, doom, doom to, earmark*, fate, foreordain, intend, mark out, predestine, preform, preordain, purpose, reserve; concept 18 … New thesaurus
destine — ► VERB (be destined) 1) be intended or chosen for a particular purpose or end: he was destined to be an engineer. 2) bound for a particular destination. ORIGIN originally in the sense «predetermine, decree»: from Latin destinare make firm,… … English terms dictionary
destine — [des′tin] vt. destined, destining [ME destinen < OFr destiner < L destinare, to fasten down, secure < de , intens. + * stanare < base of stare, STAND] 1. to predetermine, as by fate: usually in the passive 2. to set apart for a… … English World dictionary
destine — v. 1) (d; tr.) to destine for 2) (H) fate destined her to go far in life * * * [ destɪn] (H) fate destined her to go far in life (d; tr.) to destine for … Combinatory dictionary
Destine discography — Destine discography Releases ↙Studio albums 1 ↙EPs 1 ↙ … Wikipedia
