fatalise
Definition
- Verb (transitive and intransitive):
- To regard or treat as inevitable due to fate: "fatalise" means to accept or view something as predetermined by destiny, often implying a passive resignation to events beyond one's control.
- To subject to fate: In a transitive sense, it can mean to cause someone or something to be bound by fate or predetermined outcomes.
Usage Examples
- Intransitive:
- He tends to fatalise when faced with difficult decisions, believing the outcome is already written. (He accepts things as fated without taking action.)
- Transitive:
- The ancient ritual was meant to fatalise the hero’s journey, linking his fate to the gods’ will. (The ritual bound the hero to a predetermined destiny.)
Advanced Usage
- "to fatalise about something": to dwell on the belief that an event is fated.
- She fatalised about the accident, convinced it was meant to happen. (She viewed the accident as inevitable.)
Variants and Related Words
- Fatalism (n): the philosophical doctrine that events are predetermined and inevitable.
- His fatalism prevented him from trying to change his circumstances. (His belief in fate stopped him from acting.)
- Fatalist (n): a person who believes in fatalism.
- As a fatalist, she never worried about the future. (She accepted whatever happened as fated.)
- Fatalistic (adj): relating to or characteristic of fatalism.
- His fatalistic attitude made him indifferent to risk. (He accepted risks as unavoidable.)
Synonyms
- Predestine: to determine or decide in advance.
- Doom: to condemn to a particular fate, often a negative one.
- Destine: to set apart for a specific purpose or outcome.
Related Idioms
- Tempt fate: to take a risk that might cause something bad to happen.
- By driving without a seatbelt, he was tempting fate. (He was risking an accident.)
- Seal one’s fate: to make an outcome certain, usually negative.
- His careless words sealed his fate in the competition. (His mistake made his loss inevitable.)
Phrasal Verbs
- Fatalise over: to spend time thinking that something is fated.
- Stop fatalising over the exam results; you did your best. (Stop dwelling on the idea that the results are predetermined.)