What is the Latin word for destined?

The usual Latin words for “destined” are dēstinō, cōnstituō, fīniō; also praefiniō, praestituō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“destined” in Latin

dēstinōto bind, fasten, secure, fix, make fast; to establish, determine, resolve, consider, predict, destine; to intend, devote cōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay; to set up, establish, constitute, found; to build, erect, construct fīniōto finish, terminate; to set, appoint; to limit, bound praefiniōto determine or fix beforehand; to prescribe; to limit (set bounds)praestituōto determine in advance

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

destined

destinatus (both of the thing to which anything is destined; and of the person or thing destined to a purpose): constitutus: finitus: praefinitus: praestitutus. [SYN. of verbs in DESTINE]. The destined hour of death, hora mortis destinata.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for destined?: The usual Latin words for “destined” are dēstinō, cōnstituō, fīniō; also praefiniō, praestituō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.