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destinates

destinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of destinate.

Meaning of destinate

Verb

destinate (third-person singular simple present destinates, present participle destinating, simple past and past participle destinated)

  1. (nonstandard, possibly, rare) To destine, to choose.
    Synonyms:
    destine
  2. (nonstandard, possibly, rare) To set a destination for (something), to send (something) to 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.1997 September 11, Tom Watson, “Hoe does FX work?”, in comp.dcom.telecom.tech (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    originate
  3. (nonstandard, possibly, rare) To be scheduled to arrive at, as a 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 8.2009, Statistical Abstract of the United States

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Questions about destinates

What is destinates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Destinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of destinate.

Words near destinates in the dictionary

  1. destin'd
  2. destinataries
  3. destinatary
  4. destinate
  5. destinated
  6. destinates
  7. destinating
  8. destination
  9. destination board
  10. destination boards
  11. destination fee

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