ˈdestə̇n transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English destinen, from Old French destiner, from Latin destinare to make fast, determine, destine, from de- + -stinare (akin to stare to stand) — more at stand
1.
a. : to fix or decree beforehand : preordain — used originally of a divine foreordaining or a decreeing by fate
he was not destined to attain the throne
b. : to direct and impel inescapably on a fixed course : predetermine — used of an inevitable ordering in human eventualities, usually followed by to and an infinitive, sometimes by for
whose star in the Navy was bright and destined to grow brighter still — Burke Wilkinson
destined to occupy a niche of some importance in the history of American music — Virgil Thomson
he foretold the telescope and the microscope — inventions which were destined not to occur until centuries after his death — R.D.Altick
the now somnolent villages which in the past seemed destined for an active commercial development — American Guide Series: Maine
2. : to determine the future condition, use, or action of:
a. : to designate, assign, or dedicate in advance
where forces destined to invade Normandy would eventually be gathered — J.P.Baxter
the librarianship, with its meagre income, to which I had been originally destined — L.P.Smith
funds destined for scholarship endowments
destined by his parents for the ministry
broadly : intend
a scheme of decoration however appropriate to its destined setting — C.W.H.Johnson
b. : to direct, devise, or set aside for a specific purpose or end
boats were ordered made ready at Fort Pitt for an expedition destined for the Illinois posts — P.M.Angle
freight destined for Israeli ports