predesignated
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˌpriːdɪˈzeɪɡnɪtɪd/
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predesignado
- Participants then completed the questionnaire independently and returned it to the research team in person at a predesignated date and location.
Examples
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Diskette and booklet at predesignated seat. Boot computer and enter time and date.
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Fan out from predesignated positions.
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Return at the predesignated time coordinates, and take my car.
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Nor need conventions be patterns that are, in fact, followed by all members of some predesignated group.
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You see, these are tuned to a predesignated frequency cycle beamed from the transmitter.
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In a wheelchair race, the object is to propel a wheelchair equipped with push-rings over a predesignated course in a minimum amount of time (11).
Academic text (1993) -
It is conventional for the bride to wear a blue garter, but there is no predesignated group in which this is always done, and sometimes English speakers say, "Could you reach the butter?" or "I'd like the butter, please" rather than "Please pass the butter."
Academic text (2001) -
Laminated composites consist of layers of fibers in predesignated orientations embedded in a resin matrix.
Academic text (1993) -
Participants then completed the questionnaire independently and returned it to the research team in person at a predesignated date and location.
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At a predesignated altitude, automatic controls take over.
Synonyms
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Arranged before it happens on purpose
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3.9
To set something before you need to use it
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3.3
Arranged before something happens
Made for a particular use, like a lab or studio
Decided before it happens
Decided or arranged before something happens
Planned before it happens
How Assigned
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
predesignated = predesignate (transparent) = pre + designate + ed
The adjective is a regular -ed form built from the verb 'predesignate' and keeps the same core meaning of having been designated beforehand.
Etymology
Predesignated breaks into pre- meaning 'before' and designate meaning 'to choose or name', like the familiar word design. So, predesignated means chosen 'before' for a special use, which is why people are told to meet at a predesignated area or send things to a predesignated address.