单词 | destine |
释义 | destinev.ΘΚΠ 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) ΘΚΠ 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). ΚΠ 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) ΘΚΠ 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. ΚΠ c1300 [see destining n. at Derivatives]. DerivativesΘΚΠ 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). > see alsoalso refers to : † destindestinen. < see also |
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