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predesign

predesign verb: to design beforehand; to predetermine.

Verb

predesign (third-person singular simple present predesigns, present participle predesigning, simple past and past participle predesigned)

  1. (transitive) To design beforehand; to predetermine.
    • Tranquillity insued among the people ; and the cart , predesigned by heaven to bring a king, the author of so much good , was , with its appendages , dedicated to the god , and placed in the citadel , where it was carefully preserved1784-1810, William Mitford, The History of Greece

Forms of predesign

third-person singular presentpredesigns
present participlepredesigning
past participlepredesigned
pastpredesigned

Origin of predesign

From pre- + design.

Questions about predesign

What does predesign mean?
Predesign means to design beforehand; to predetermine.
What part of speech is predesign?
Predesign is a verb.
What is the past tense of predesign?
The past tense of predesign is predesigned.

Words near predesign in the dictionary

  1. predes
  2. predescribe
  3. predescribed
  4. predescribes
  5. predescribing
  6. predesign
  7. predesignate
  8. predesignated
  9. predesignates
  10. predesignating
  11. predesignation

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