predesignv.
/ˌpriːdᵻˈzʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌpridəˈzaɪn/ transitive. To design (in various senses) in advance.
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the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > predestine or predetermine [verb (transitive)]
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the mind > will > intention > planning > plan [verb (transitive)] > think out or plan beforehand
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preconfigure1809
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1630 E. Cary tr. J. D. Du Perron Reply to Answeare of King i. ix. 45 The Church of the Saintes is not the Church of heretickes: the Church of the Saintes, is that which God hath predesigned, before she was seene.
1671 A. Woodhead in tr. Life St. Teresa Pref. 7 Her often iterated apologies..shew neither her Matter nor Method curiously pre-designed.
1688 R. Boyle Disquis. Final Causes iii. 87 It seems not conceivable, how they should act constantly for ends, they are not capable of predesigning.
a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo v, in Wks. (1721) III. 166 This with the spotless Soul was pre-design'd For Social Bliss and Cement to mankind.
1772 G. Cockings Benevolence, & Gratitude 12 His fiat rais'd (as wisdom predesign'd) The feather'd fowls on wing, of ev'ry kind.
1896 E. Eggleston Beginners of Nation iii. 278 The settlers on the Bay of Massachusetts were certain that their providential exodus..had been predesigned from eternity.
1952 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 7 Sept. a19 (advt.) Shoulders, bustline, waistline, hipline, even lapel lengths are pre-designed to fit you perfectly.
2005 West Australian (Nexis) 10 Sept. (Metro section) 12 Because the homes have all been predesigned, the time saving in getting to site is substantial.
Derivatives
ˌpredeˈsigned adj.
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the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [adjective] > fated or predestined
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1668 L. Willan Perfect States-man xxviii. 75 From a clear Perpensation of our Argument, may really be collected so visible a difference between this manner of strife, and pre-designed Conflicts.
1686 R. Boyle Free Enq. Notion Nature 358 With Consciousness of what She does, and for pre-designed Ends.
1806 Times 7 Feb. 1/3 (advt.) Of which Wisdom the Hebrew Tongue is the pre-designed and appropriate Expositor.
1905 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 825/2 A deliberate and predesigned attempt to embroil Europe in Russia's Far Eastern trouble.
1947 W. Born Still-life Painting Amer. iii. 19 The so-called theorem painting, which consists of applying predesigned motifs on velvet or other materials by means of stencils.
1991 What Personal Computer Dec. 69/1 Using templates and predesigned pages is an absolute must if you're going to design a top-notch presentation from scratch.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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