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predesignating

predesignating is the present participle and gerund 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 predesignating

What is predesignating the present participle and gerund of?
Predesignating is the present participle and gerund of predesignate.

Words near predesignating in the dictionary

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

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