Definition of "fate"

noun:
- The cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
  
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- The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
  
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- Destiny (perhaps connotes death, ruin, misfortune, etc.).
  
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- The three goddesses (The Fates) of classic European mythology who are said to control the fate of human beings.
  
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verb:
- To foreordain or predetermine, to make inevitable.
  
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