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predesigning

predesigning is the present participle and gerund of predesign.

Meaning of predesign

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

Questions about predesigning

What is predesigning the present participle and gerund of?
Predesigning is the present participle and gerund of predesign.

Words near predesigning in the dictionary

  1. predesignates
  2. predesignating
  3. predesignation
  4. predesignations
  5. predesigned
  6. predesigning
  7. predesigns
  8. predessert
  9. predesserts
  10. predestinable
  11. predestinarian

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