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.
• (choose; set destination): destine
• (set destination): originate
destinate (comparative more destinate, superlative most destinate)
determined
(obsolete) destined
• 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
5 May 2024
(noun) the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
