destine

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb decree or designate beforehand
  2. verb design or destine

Etymology

From Middle English destinen, from Old French destiner. Doublet of destinate.

In classic literature

Synonyms

fate, doom, designate

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