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Meanings of destine in English

Spanish
destinar

Decree or designate beforehand.

destinar
Portuguese
destinar
Catalan
destinar
Spanish
destinar

Design or destine.

destinar
Synonyms
Examples for "fate"
Examples for "fate"
1
An over-the-counter equity market, the New Third Board, saw a similar fate.
Reuters
2
Six weeks on, the government has yet to confirm the students' fate.
Reuters
3
We may ask for His help, but we must accept our fate.
New york: the novel
4
Likewise British ministers held crisis talks to discuss the fate of Carillion.
Reuters
5
However, the ultimate fate of the surviving sheep is still in question.
The Guardian
1
The effect, as my example suggests, can be quite hypnotic or doom-laden.
The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
2
And behold; for they too shall in the end behold their doom.
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
3
It was far from being all doom and gloom for Snedeker, however.
Reuters
4
It was an hour of desolation; it was the day of doom.
Trail's End
5
The construction of the railroads spelled the doom of the wild Indian.
The United States Since the Civil War
1
Each abelan is different and is used to designate a particular individual.
The Shelters of Stone
2
We start this week with good wishes for First Minister-designate Peter Robinson.
The Irish Times
3
It is not known whether she attended a principal designate assessment centre.
The Guardian
4
You can designate the organizations to receive the money at any point.
Reuters
5
Can a donor designate their body for research on a specific disease?
Reuters

To assign for a specific end, use, or purpose; to design or destine.

Usage of destine in English
1
The drugs recovered were destined for the New Zealand market, he said.
Radio NZ
2
The UK is currently destined to leave the EU on 29 March.
Radio NZ
3
It was a partnership destined to alter the course of human history.
Ready Player One
4
Even by recent standards, 2008 seemed destined to be a banner year.
Rock and Ice Magazine
5
He destined this miniature for the Emperor of China or the Sultan.
Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 7
6
His namesake Zach Johnson, however, believes it was always destined to happen.
Reuters
7
Sixty-one Irish people destined to join thousands of others as indentured servants.
The Irish Times
8
With such a great name - the city is destined for prosperity.
The Guardian
9
Instead, it was probably destined for South Africa and Asia, investigators said.
The South African
10
With opposition parties pledging to oppose this, it seems destined to fail.
The Guardian
11
I think I'm sort of destined for that screen at some point.
The Irish Times
12
Soymeal was destined mainly for Vietnam, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and Italy.
Reuters
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Kenya is a major transit route for ivory destined for Asian markets.
Ebony
14
The field-troops were separated from the depot, destined to remain in Chanidigot.
The Coming Conquest of England
15
The letter gave great satisfaction to the army destined for the expedition.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 02
16
Never destined to house the Morelli cars, the garage served other purposes.
One for the money
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Translations for destine
Portuguese
destinar
Destine through the time