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Des·tine v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destined p. pr. & vb. n. Destining.] To determine the future condition or application of; to set apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by destiny or by an authoritative decree; to doom; to ordain or preordain; to appoint; -- often with the remoter object preceded by to or for.
We are decreed,
Reserved, and destined to eternal woe. --Milton.
Till the loathsome opposite
Of all my heart had destined, did obtain. --Tennyson.
Not enjoyment and not sorrow
Is our destined end or way. --Longfellow.
Syn: -- To design; mark out; determine; allot; choose; intend; devote; consecrate; doom.
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destine
v 1: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become
a great pianist" [syn: fate, doom, designate]
2: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
[syn: intend, designate, specify]