[Vocabulary] Substitutes for "to create"

Is it possible to say "to pattern smb's destiny"? If not, can you, please, suggest any interesting substitutеs for "to create".

I don't think I understand the question. The word "create" is not present in "to pattern smb's destiny".

PS: OK, I got it.

It's possible to use "pattern somebody's destiny" meaningfully in my opinion, but I don't think it would mean create somebody's destiny. It is not a common collocation though.

I don't see how it's possible to create someone's destiny.

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I wouldn't use "to pattern somebody's destiny", in terms of creation.
Maybe something like this:
“to forge somebody's destiny”
“to form somebody's destiny”
“to mould somebody's destiny”
“to procreate somebody's destiny”
“to shape somebody's destiny”
“to weave somebody's destiny”

bhaisahab said:

I don't see how it's possible to create someone's destiny.

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Also, I think it's an unnatural thing to say. But "shape" and "mold/mould" are used sometimes with "destiny".

bluewortex said:

Not a teacher

I wouldn't use "to pattern somebody's destiny", in terms of creation.
Maybe something like this:
“to forge somebody's destiny”
“to form somebody's destiny”
“to mould somebody's destiny”
“to procreate somebody's destiny”
“to shape somebody's destiny”
“to weave somebody's destiny”

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Could you give an example of a sentence with "procreate somebody's destiny"?

birdeen's call said:

Also, I think it's an unnatural thing to say. But "shape" and "mold/mould" are used sometimes with "destiny".

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Yes, they are.

birdeen's call said:

Could you give an example of a sentence with "procreate somebody's destiny"?

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I'd like to see that too.

birdeen's call said:

Could you give an example of a sentence with "procreate somebody's destiny"?

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Something like this, perhaps:
„... be warned, in order to procreate sobebody’s destiny, you will have to enter the halls of time, and bend the scions of fate to your will...“

I meant gods who have power to "create" somebody's destiny, but I couldn't pick an appropriate word instead of that "to create". I thought "to pattern" would be nice, but I'm not a native speaker, so often I do not feel the language to a sufficient extent.

bluewortex said:

Not a teacher

I wouldn't use "to pattern somebody's destiny", in terms of creation.
Maybe something like this:
“to forge somebody's destiny”
“to form somebody's destiny”
“to mould somebody's destiny”
“to procreate somebody's destiny”
“to shape somebody's destiny”
“to weave somebody's destiny”

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This is what I wanted to get! Very helpful! I choose "to forge" - I like this verb:up:

bluewortex said:

Something like this, perhaps:
„... be warned, in order to procreate sobebody’s destiny, you will have to enter the halls of time, and bend the scions of fate to your will...“

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Is this a quotation? If so, what is the source?

birdeen's call said:

Is this a quotation? If so, what is the source?

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Its not a quotation.

bluewortex said:

Its not a quotation.

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I wish I had your imagination then. When I try to come up with examples of sentences, I always end up looking for them on the web. I'd never come up with anything even close to your sentence. It's not natural in my opinion though. I wouldn't use the word "procreate" there. (And I'm not sure I know who or what the scions of fate are.)

birdeen's call said:

I wish I had your imagination then. When I try to come up with examples of sentences, I always end up looking for them on the web. I'd never come with anything even close to your sentence. It's not natural in my opinion though. I wouldn't use the word "procreate" there. (And I'm not sure I know who or what the scions of fate are.)

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Its just an option to use "procreate". It would depend on the concept of the whole piece whether to use "procreate", "forge" or something third.
By the way, one of the meanings of "scion" is "descendant". Hope that helps

bluewortex said:

Its just an option to use "procreate". It would depend on the concept of the whole piece whether to use "procreate", "forge" or something third.

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It's just that I don't think it's an option a native speaker would excercise.

By the way, one of the meanings of "scion" is "descendant".

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I know that. I'm just not sure that fate has scions.

birdeen's call said:

It's just that I don't think it's an option a native speaker would excercise.

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Well, I've read a lot of weird things in books, so I always like to keep an open mind.

birdeen's call said:

I know that. I'm just not sure that fate has scions.

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It depends, if we would to personify fate, then there would be an option to have descendants
It all depends on the writers view of the world he/she is creating.
Just my two cents

Marina Gaidar said:

I meant gods who have power to "create" somebody's destiny, but I couldn't pick an appropriate word instead of that "to create". I thought "to pattern" would be nice, but I'm not a native speaker, so often I do not feel the language to a sufficient extent.

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"Pattern" as a verb can mean something like shape or mold (which bluewortex and I suggested), but it is more specific. When you pattern something, you you shape it in a way that follows some pattern.