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单词 destine
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destinev.

/ˈdɛstɪn/
Forms: Middle English destayn(e, Middle English–1500s desten, Middle English destan(e, desteyne, Middle English–1500s destyne, 1500s destyng, 1500s– destine.
Etymology: < French destiner (12th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin dēstināre to make fast or firm, establish, destine, < de- prefix 1c + *stanāre, causative of stāre to stand.
1. transitive. To ordain, appoint (formally or definitely). Obsolete (or merged in 3.)
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society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > ordain, prescribe, or appoint
asetc885
teachc897
deemc900
ashapea1000
i-demeOE
setc1000
shiftc1000
stevenOE
redeOE
willOE
lookc1175
showc1175
stablea1300
devise1303
terminea1325
shapec1330
stightlea1375
determinec1384
judgea1387
sign1389
assize1393
statute1397
commanda1400
decree1399
yarka1400
writec1405
decreetc1425
rule1447
stallc1460
constitute1481
assignc1485
institute1485
prescribec1487
constitue1489
destinate1490
to lay down1493
make?a1513
call1523
plant1529
allot1532
stint1533
determ1535
appointa1538
destinec1540
prescrive1552
lot1560
fore-appoint1561
nominate1564
to set down1576
refer1590
sort1592
doom1594
fit1600
dictate1606
determinate1636
inordera1641
state1647
fix1660
direct1816
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 2673 It was desteynid by dome, & for due holdyn..Thay affermyt hit fully.
1613 J. Salkeld Treat. Angels 80 [Angels] destined for the perpetuall motion of the heavens.
1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. I. x. 105 His appanage, which the late king had destined him.
1881 A. J. Duffield tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. xxv. 344 This is the place, O ye heavens! which I destine and select for bewailing the misfortune.
2.
a. As the act of the Deity, Fate, or a supernatural power: To appoint or fix beforehand, to predetermine by an unalterable decree or ordinance. Now chiefly in passive: To be divinely appointed or fated; often in weakened sense, expressing little more than the actual issue of events as ascertained by subsequent experience, without any definite reference to their predetermination. (Usually with infinitive)
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the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > predestine or predetermine [verb (transitive)]
shapea1000
dightc1000
besee1297
weirda1300
destinec1300
ordainc1390
ettlea1400
destinyc1400
eure1428
fortunec1430
foreordainc1440
order1532
preordain1533
predefine1542
prefine1545
destinate1548
fore-pointa1557
fore-appoint1561
pre-ordinate1565
foreset1573
forepurpose1581
sort1592
predestinate1593
predetermine1601
pre-appoint1603
forecall1613
fatea1616
predesign1630
predeterminate1637
pre-order1640
predestine1642
ordinate1850
foreordinate1858
preset1926
c1300 [see destining n. at Derivatives].
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter lxviii. 33 Þe boke of life is þe knawynge of god, in þe whilke he has destaynd all goed men to be safe.
a1400–50 Alexander 518 A barne..þat driȝtyn after þi day has destaned to regne.
1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) vii. 176 Yf god destyneth hym, he shall wynne the pryse.
1583 G. Bucke Commend. Verses in T. Watson Cent. Loue The starr's, which did at Petrarch's byrthday raigne, Were fixt againe at thy natiuity, Destening thee the Thuscan's poesie.
a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 13 Since the World..prevents Our best and worst Experiments; (As if th' were destin'd to miscarry).
1721 E. Young Revenge iv. i Lovers destin'd for each other.
1816 J. Wilson City of Plague ii. ii. 95 Two such souls Are not by God destined to live apart.
1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xviii. 302 Their [sc. the English] speech seems destined to be the universal language of men.
1870 E. Peacock Ralf Skirlaugh III. 213 He was, however, not destined to escape so easily.
1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §1. 343 One who was destined to eclipse even the fame of Colet as a popular preacher.
b. quasi-impersonal (passive or active) with indirect object and infinitive (subject).
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a1400–50 Alexander 692 So was me destaned to dye.
a1400–50 Alexander 4115 Þat oþer dai be desert þam destaned to ride.
?a1400 Morte Arth. 664 If me be destaynede to dye at Dryghtyns wylle.
3. To fix or set apart in intention for a particular purpose, use, end, course of action, etc.; to design, intend, devote, allot. (Most commonly in passive)
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the mind > will > intention > intend [verb (transitive)] > intend or be intended for a purpose
goOE
framea1400
purpose?c1425
meanc1450
destinea1533
destinate1555
intend1600
calculate1639
a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) lxxxviii. sig. Yviv Kyng Godyfer dyd destyng hym selfe to come on Gouernar as fast as he might, but Hector met him fyrst and..ouerthrew him.
?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Hijv, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens Hunny must be medled in all medicamentes destined & ordeyned to the vlcere of the Thorax.
1658 J. Evelyn tr. N. de Bonnefons French Gardiner 227 Some of these Beds you must destine to be eaten young and green.
1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 31 The little Hole..towards the..Extremity of the Bean, is destin'd for the Entrance of..aqueous Parts.
1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 10 Apr. (1965) I. 398 The Apartment destin'd for Audiences.
1806 J. Lingard Antiq. Anglo-Saxon Church II. xiii. 335 The ship, destined to transport the missionaries.
1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India III. vi. ii. 68 The time which was destined for re-assembling the parliament.
1821 W. Scott Pirate II. x. 260 With how little security man can reckon upon the days which he destines to happiness.
4. passive. to be destined: to be bound (for a particular place): see destined adj. 2b.
Obsolete.
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c1300 [see destining n. at Derivatives].

Derivatives

ˈdestining n. Obsolete
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the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [noun] > predestination
foresettinga1300
destiningc1300
ordainingc1350
ordinationc1450
pre-ordinance1486
destinacy1490
predestination?1503
pre-ordination1527
foreordinance1530
predefinition?1548
fore-appointing1589
destination1598
ordainment1605
foreordination1620
predeterminationa1628
fatalitya1631
destinating1633
predesignationa1641
foreordaining1667
preordainmenta1847
pre-appointment1850
pre-election1860
foreordainment1879
providentialism1927
c1300 K. Alis. 6867 Of God hit was thy destenyng.
1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. avi Dede be my destenyng.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

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