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predesignate

predesignate adjective: designated in advance.

Adjective

predesignate (not comparable)

  1. Designated in advance.
  2. Having its quantity indicated by a verbal sign, as with "all", "none", etc.

Verb

predesignate (third-person singular simple present predesignates, present participle predesignating, simple past and past participle predesignated)

  1. (transitive) To designate in advance.
    • The agent had to dead-drop the locker key to the PGU by some simple means, such as by taping it underneath a predesignated park bench, where it could be retrieved unobtrusively, usually by an officer under illegal cover.2007, Ion Mihai Pacepa, Programmed to Kill

Antonyms of predesignate

Forms of predesignate

third-person singular presentpredesignates
present participlepredesignating
past participlepredesignated
pastpredesignated

Origin of predesignate

From pre- + designate. Adjective coined by Sir William Hamilton.

Questions about predesignate

What does predesignate mean?
Predesignate means designated in advance.
What part of speech is predesignate?
Predesignate can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near predesignate in the dictionary

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

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