Home › Words › D › destinedestine/ˈdɛstɪn/destine means to preordain.destine is pronounced /ˈdɛstɪn/.EtymologyFrom Middle English destinen, from Old French destiner. Doublet of destinate.verbTo preordain.To assign something (especially finance) for a particular use.To attribute a particular destination.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.foredestine 86% match — To predestine vs destine →destinate 85% match — To destine, to choose. vs destine →predestinate 81% match — To predestine. vs destine →predestine 80% match — To determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain. vs destine →foreordain 78% match — To predestine or preordain. vs destine →preordain 76% match — To determine the fate of something in advance. vs destine →foreordinate 74% match — To foreordain. vs destine →destined 72% match — Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain. vs destine →