destinate

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destinate

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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.

verb destinates · destinating · destinated

  1. nonstandard, possibly, rare To destine, to choose.

    Similar: destine

  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.

    Similar: originate

  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.

adjective more destinate · most destinate

  1. nonstandard, obsolete, possibly, rare, as a participial adjective Determined, destined.
  2. nonstandard, obsolete, possibly, rare, as a participle 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 destinat

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@misc{destinate_2026,
  title = {destinate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/destinate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}