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predesignates

predesignates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 predesignates

What is predesignates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Predesignates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of predesignate.

Words near predesignates in the dictionary

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

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