predesignate

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adjective

Designated in advance.

Opposite
preindesignate
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Meanings

adjectivepredesignate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDesignated in advance.
  2. archaicnot comparablehuman sciencesHaving its quantity indicated by a verbal sign, as with "all", "none", etc.
verbpredesignate (third-person singular simple present predesignates, present participle predesignating, simple past and past participle predesignated)

present singular third person predesignates · participle present predesignating · participle past predesignated · past predesignated

  1. transitiveTo 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
preindesignate

Origin

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

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Cite this entry
APA

predesignate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predesignate

MLA

“predesignate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predesignate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predesignate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predesignate.

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