destines
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A score that destines young doctors-to-be to a life of ennui in a job they do not enjoy, because they could not match into the competitive specialty of their dreams.
From Scientific American • Mar. 12, 2020
She destines you for an alliance almost royal.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
Thou knowest well that thy divine father destines thee to wed the Prince of Kush whom but now thou didst smite so fiercely.'
From The World's Desire by Haggard, Henry Rider
An ambitious man has a son whom he destines to a learned profession.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 by Various
A woman, Captain Ellerey, who destines you for high service.
From Princess Maritza by Brebner, Percy James
