predesignate
Americanverb (used with object)
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V. predestine, preordain, predetermine, premeditate, resolve, concert; resolve beforehand, predesignate.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
The scientific course to adopt with propositions predesignate by Most or Few, is to collect statistics and determine the percentage; thus, Few men are wise—say 2 per cent.
From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Carveth Read
Chanel is allowed one weekly phone call to Dasani, at a predesignated time.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
Suspected cases of illness will be transported safely to predesignated facilities in those cities, Cetron said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2020
Four years later, debate organizers would amend the event’s rules to avoid such an episode, stipulating, “Each candidate may move about in a predesignated area.”
From Time ● Sep. 14, 2016
At a pinch – and to be terribly Guardian about it – you can find a subtext on class mobility in there, with Matilda's big opening number about challenging predesignated outcomes.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2013
Only the smaller rivers and streams continued to flow until they reached a predesignated flow force.
From The Thirst Quenchers by Rick Raphael
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