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fate n. [
destiny] an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
. wn #2
fate n. [
destiny] the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny"
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fate n. [
fortune, destiny, luck, lot, circumstances, portion] your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
. wn #4
fate v. [
destine, doom, designate] decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"
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