PREDESIGNATE

Etymology

Adjective

predesignate (not comparable)

Designated in advance.

(logic, of a proposition) Having its quantity indicated by a verbal sign, as with "all", "none", etc.

Antonyms

• preindesignate

Verb

predesignate (third-person singular simple present predesignates, present participle predesignating, simple past and past participle predesignated)

To designate in advance.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*des"ig*nate, a. (Logic)

Definition: A term used by Sir William Hamilton to define propositions having their quantity indicated by a verbal sign; as, all, none, etc.; -- contrasted with preindesignate, defining propositions of which the quantity is not so indicated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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