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destinar

to assign

verb dehs-tee-NAHR Less Common
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Origin: From Latin destinare, 'to make firm, appoint'.

Also means

to allocate

Usage Note

Destinar is used for officially assigning a person to a post or allocating resources: fue destinado a Madrid ('he was posted to Madrid'), los fondos se destinaron a educación ('the funds were allocated to education'). The noun destino covers both 'destiny' and 'destination', a polysemy worth noting for learners.

Examples

"El gobierno destinó fondos a la sanidad."

Natural Translation

The government allocated funds to healthcare.

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