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DESTINATE
Etymology
Verb
destinate (third-person singular simple present destinates, present participle destinating, simple past and past participle destinated)
To destine, to choose.
(possibly nonstandard) To set a destination for (something), to send (something) to a particular destination.
(possibly nonstandard) To be scheduled to arrive at, as a destination.
Synonyms
• (choose; set destination): destine
Antonyms
• (set destination): originate
Adjective
destinate (comparative more destinate, superlative most destinate)
determined
(obsolete) destined
Anagrams
• detainest, tetanised
Source: Wiktionary
Des"ti*nate, a. Etym: [L. destinatus, p. p. of destinare. See Destine.]
Definition: Destined. [Obs.] "Destinate to hell." Foxe.
Des"ti*nate, v. t.
Definition: To destine, design, or choose. [Obs.] "That name that God . . . did destinate." Udall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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