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destine

Meaningto destine

Common meaning: decide beforehand what will happen to

Journey through time

  1. Latindestinare‘to destine’source
  2. Old Frenchdestiner‘to destinate, ordain’source
  3. Middle Englishdestineesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto destinate, ordain → decide beforehand what will happen todestine‘decide beforehand what will happen to’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin destinare ‘to destine’.

Roots

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