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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

predesignate en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Designated in advance.
  2. (not-comparable, of a proposition) Having its quantity indicated by a verbal sign, as with "all", "none", etc.

Antonyms

preindesignate

predesignate en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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predesignating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
predesignates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
predesignated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
predesignated Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

designate · predesignation