verb
destinate
Destinate (verb) means to decide or fix something in advance.
verb
1
To decide or fix something in advance.
2
To fix a destination for something, or to direct it towards 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."
— Tom Watson, Hoe does FX work? (1997)
3
To be due to arrive somewhere, as its 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."
— Statistical Abstract of the United States (2009)
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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.
Rhymes for destinate
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What is the meaning of destinate?
"destinate" (verb) means to decide or fix something in advance.
What are the different meanings of destinate?
"destinate" has 3 main meanings: 1. To decide or fix something in advance; 2. To fix a destination for something, or to direct it towards a particular destination; 3. To be due to arrive somewhere, as its destination.
