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destinate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • dĕs′tĭ-nāt′

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in the first part of the 15th century, the verb in 1490, both in Middle English; borrowed from Latin dēstinātus, perfect passive participle of dēstinō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix); doublet of destine. Computing/postal use by analogy with originate. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

Meanings

  1. (as a participial adjective, nonstandard, obsolete, possibly, rare) Determined, destined.
  2. (as a participle, nonstandard, obsolete, possibly, rare) Destined, destinated; ordained, fated.
    • But because Christe dwelleth in you (as he doth by faithe) therfore stirreth he vp his first begoten sonne, the world, to seke how to disquiet you, to robbe you, to spoile you, to destroy you: and perchance your deare father, to trye and to make knowen vnto you, and to þe world, that ye are destinate to an other dwellyng then here on earthe, to an other citye then mannes eyes hath sene at any tyme: […] 1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, “Certain Letters vvritten by M. Bradford to Other of His Frendes”, in Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC, book V, page [1262]:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more destinate Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most destinate Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

destine · destiny · destination

wikipedia: Early Modern English · wikipedia: Middle English

destinate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • dĕs′tĭ-nāt′

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in the first part of the 15th century, the verb in 1490, both in Middle English; borrowed from Latin dēstinātus, perfect passive participle of dēstinō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix); doublet of destine. Computing/postal use by analogy with originate. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

Meanings

  1. (nonstandard, possibly, rare) To destine, to choose.
  2. (nonstandard, possibly, rare) To set a destination for (something), to send (something) to a particular destination.
    • Now days, it can probably be done with a programming setup in the originating/destinating switches, and not involve a full time channel. 1997 September 11, Tom Watson, “Hoe does FX work?”, in comp.dcom.telecom.tech (Usenet):
  3. (nonstandard, possibly, rare) To be scheduled to arrive at, as a destination.
    • Prices for a mail piece weighing up to a half-pound range from $12.60 if it destinates in zones 1 and 2 to $19.50 if it destinates in zone 8. 2009, Statistical Abstract of the United States:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
destinates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
destinating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
destinated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
destinated Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

originate · destine (choose, set destination)

wikipedia: Early Modern English · wikipedia: Middle English