No. 2,628 in Spanish

destinar

To allocate, assign, or designate something for a purpose.

In a sentence

Decidieron destinar parte del presupuesto anual a programas educativos.
They decided to allocate part of the annual budget to educational programs.
In this context, 'destinar' is used to indicate the allocation of resources towards a specific purpose.
El autor decidió destinar el último capítulo de su libro a reflexionar sobre el tema principal.
The author decided to dedicate the final chapter of his book to reflecting on the main theme.
Here, 'destinar' means to dedicate or assign something (in this case, a chapter) for a particular purpose or use.
Debemos destinar tiempo suficiente para concluir este proyecto de manera adecuada.
We must allocate sufficient time to conclude this project appropriately.
'Destinar' indicates the planning or allotment of time towards accomplishing a task.

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