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fate

Entry Word:: fate
Function:: noun

Text: 1 a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand<the belief that it was this countryʼs fate to extend from sea to sea>Synonymscircumstance, destiny, doom, fortune, lot, portionRelated Wordsaccident, chance, hazard, luck; predestination; consequence, effect, issue, outcome, result, upshot 2 a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause<the fate of the presidential election hinged on a few thousand votes in a single state>— see effect 1

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