The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fated \Fat"ed\, p. p. & a.
   1. Decreed by fate; destined; doomed; as, he was fated to
      rule a factious people.
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            One midnight
            Fated to the purpose.                 --Shak.
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   2. Invested with the power of determining destiny. [Obs.]
      "The fated sky." --Shak.
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   3. Exempted by fate. [Obs. or R.] --Dryden.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fated
    adj 1: (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate;
           "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of
           Kennedy's assassination" [syn: doomed, fated]