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Destine vs Destined - What's the difference?

destine | destined |

As verbs the difference between destine and destined

is that destine is to preordain while destined is past tense of destine.

As an adjective destined is

confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.

destine

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To preordain
  • To assign something (especially finance) for a particular use
  • To have a particular destination

    • Related terms

    * destinate * destination * destiny

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    destined

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.
    • He is sure he is destined for fame.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 18 , author=Ben Dirs , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=When Hape sauntered over for a try after only three minutes it looked as if England were destined for a comfortable victory, but Georgia are made of sterner stuff, as they showed when running Scotland close in Invercargill last week.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (destine)