Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
FATE
I. noun see: ban
Date: 14th century
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 ; destiny ,
2. an inevitable and often adverse outcome, condition, or end, disaster ,
3. final outcome, the expected result of normal development , the circumstances that befall someone or something , the three goddesses who determine the course of human life in classical mythology, Synonyms: see: fate
II. transitive verb (fated; fating)
Date: 1601
destine