predesignate

adj, verb — 3 senses

predesignate

adj

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

1

Designated in advance.

2

Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences Of a proposition Having its quantity indicated by a verbal sign, as with "all", "none", etc.

Antonyms: preindesignate

predesignate

verb

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

1

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:

Related terms: designate, predesignation

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