(ˈ)prē+ transitive verb
Etymology: pre- + designate
1. : to designate beforehand
subjects were … to respond whenever any one of a set of eight predesignated letters appeared — Biological Abstracts
2. : to specify (the expected character of a sample) in advance of or independently of examination of the sample in order to avoid fallacious inference
• pre·designation (|)prē+ noun