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predesignated

predesignated is the simple past and past participle of predesignate.

Meaning of predesignate

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

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Questions about predesignated

What is predesignated the simple past and past participle of?
Predesignated is the simple past and past participle of predesignate.

Words near predesignated in the dictionary

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

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