preappoint

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌpriːəˈpɔɪnt/ UK /ˌpriːəˈpɔɪnt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to appoint, arrange, or determine beforehand

The statute may preappoint the evidence required to prove that a contract is valid.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to appoint, arrange, or... predeterminedesignate beforehandarrange in advance

More prearrangepreassign

Opposites

leave undecideddefer

Word family

Forms preappointed

Derived forms preappointedpreappointingpreappointment

Related forms appointpredeterminepreordain

Etymology

Formed in English from pre-, 'beforehand,' + appoint. Appoint came through Old French apointer, 'arrange or settle,' ultimately from Latin ad, 'to,' + punctum, 'point.' Preappoint therefore means to settle or designate something in advance.

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