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to predesign

to predesign

1 6.3
To make an early plan or drawing before the main work begins
  • verb
  • /ˌpriːdɪˈzaɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : prediseñar
  • Concern about odor problems developing because of the humidity and heat in Atlanta led Microlife to predesign the MRF for massive air exchanges.

Examples

  • The architect will predesign the building plans before any construction work begins.

  • Before starting the project, we need to predesign the layout to ensure everything fits well.

  • The viewer then has the ability to merge his or her physical environment with a predesigned virtual environment.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The first two choices can work, but they carry risks, and predesigned templates can be limiting.

    Blog text (26)

  • Or have we been so eager to embrace predesigned sequences that we have, in essence, rewritten our heritage of song?

    Academic text (2005)

  • The media now share predesigned patterns of informing, discussing, and participating in bereavement.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Potential avenues to follow in creating a lower-cost website include working with students, crowdsourcing, or predesigned templates.

    Blog text (26)

  • The numbering shows that the frames were predesigned using geometric formulas, like the mezzaluna, before being mounted on the keel.

    Academic text (2003)

  • They decided to predesign the website to save time and avoid complications later.

Synonyms

to plan
vsto predesign
∞ 1.0

To decide and arrange in advance how to do something

is a specific early visual idea created before detailed work
to project
vsto predesign
142 3.4

To estimate what will happen in the future

is a concrete early plan or drawing made before detailed work
to draft
vsto predesign
138 3.7

To make an early version of a document or plan

focuses on a very early visual plan or drawing before details
to sketch
vsto predesign
45 3.0

To make a quick rough drawing to plan an idea

is about an initial plan or drawing created before full design
to map out
vsto predesign
  • Informal
34 3.7

Plan something carefully in detail before doing it

is a first visual or planning stage before detailed arrangements
to prearrange
vsto predesign
8 4.1

To plan something ahead of time

is the act of making an early plan or drawing first
to predefine
vsto predesign
3 5.1

Decide and set something before it is needed

is the act of making an early visual plan before detailed work
to blueprint
vsto predesign
1 4.4

To make a detailed plan for something

is an earlier, less detailed plan made before full design
to preplan
vsto predesign
1 4.3

To decide what to do before something happens

involves creating an initial visual plan or sketch beforehand
to prespecify
vsto predesign
1 7.8

Decide or say something before an event starts

is about creating an initial plan or drawing rather than setting specifics
to chalk out
vsto predesign
6.1

To make a simple plan or outline for something

is a preliminary visual plan made before detailed work
to premodel
vsto predesign
  • Specialized
6.9

To make an early version of a design to try ideas

is an early plan or drawing used before detailed design

How Developed

to finalize
  • US
74 3.8
design
942 2.8
draft
  • Specialized
245 3.7
to predesign
  • Specialized
1 6.3
to sketch
45 3.0
outline
59 2.7

Surface Forms

predesign infinitive
predesigned past
predesigned past participle
predesigning present participle
predesigns third person singular

Morphology

predesign = design (transparent) = pre + design

The prefix 'pre-' adds the sense of doing the designing beforehand, which matches the verb meaning directly.

Etymology

Predesign comes from the parts pre- 'before' and design 'plan', so to predesign something is to make an early plan or drawing before the detailed work begins.