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predesignate

[ pree-dez-ig-neyt ]
/ priˈdɛz ɪgˌneɪt /

verb (used with object), pre·des·ig·nat·ed, pre·des·ig·nat·ing.

to designate beforehand.

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Origin of predesignate

First recorded in 1815–25; pre- + designate

OTHER WORDS FROM predesignate

pre·des·ig·na·tion, nounpre·des·ig·na·to·ry [pree-dez-ig-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, pree-dez-ig-ney-tuh-ree], /priˈdɛz ɪg nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˌpri dɛz ɪgˈneɪ tə ri/, adjective

Words nearby predesignate

predecessor, predecidual, predella, predentin, predeposit, predesignate, predestinarian, predestinate, predestination, predestinator, predestine
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