Main Entry:
1fate 
Pronunciation: 'fAt
Function:
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin
fatum, literally, what has been spoken, from neuter of
fatus, past participle of
fari to speak -- more at
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1 : the will or principle or determining cause by which things in general are believed to come to be as they are or events to happen as they do
: [SIZE=-1]DESTINY[/SIZE]
2 a : an inevitable and often adverse outcome, condition, or end
b : [SIZE=-1]DISASTER[/SIZE];
especially : [SIZE=-1]DEATH[/SIZE]
3 a : final outcome
b : the expected result of normal development <prospective
fate of embryonic cells>
c : the circumstances that befall someone or something <did not know the
fate of her former classmates>
4 plural,
capitalized : the three goddesses who determine the course of human life in classical mythology
synonyms [SIZE=-1]FATE[/SIZE], [SIZE=-1]
[SIZE=-1]DESTINY[/SIZE],
[SIZE=-1]LOT[/SIZE],
[SIZE=-1]PORTION[/SIZE],
[SIZE=-1]DOOM[/SIZE][/SIZE] mean a predetermined state or end.
[SIZE=-1]FATE[/SIZE] implies an inevitable and usually an adverse outcome <the
fate of the submarine is unknown>.
[SIZE=-1]DESTINY[/SIZE] implies something foreordained and often suggests a great or noble course or end <the country's
destiny to be a model of liberty to the world>.
[SIZE=-1]LOT[/SIZE] and
[SIZE=-1]PORTION[/SIZE] imply a distribution by fate or destiny,
[SIZE=-1]LOT[/SIZE] suggesting blind chance <it was her
lot to die childless>,
[SIZE=-1]PORTION[/SIZE] implying the apportioning of good and evil <remorse was his daily
portion>.
[SIZE=-1]DOOM[/SIZE] distinctly implies a grim or calamitous fate <if the rebellion fails, his
doom is certain>.
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