Destine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destined; p. pr. & vb. n. Destining.]
Etymology: [F. destiner, L. destinare; de + the root of stare to stand. See Stand, and cf. Obstinate.]
To determine the future condition or application of; to set apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by destiny or by an authoritative decree; to doom; to ordain or preordain; to appoint; -- often with the remoter object preceded by to or for. We are decreed, Reserved, and destined to eternal woe. Milton. Till the loathsome opposite Of all my heart had destined, did obtain. Tennyson. Not enjoyment and not sorrow Is our destined end or way. Longfellow.
Syn. -- To design; mark out; determine; allot; choose; intend; devote; consecrate; doom.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for destine; he lists it under allot.
Where he writes about it:
Destine may also refer to time, place, or person, but it always has reference to what is considerably in the future; a man appoints to meet his friend in five minutes; he destines his son to follow his own profession. — from allot