preappoint
Designate in advance
To preappoint is to appoint someone to a position or designate something for a purpose in advance, before the usual or expected time: The committee preappointed her successor months before she announced her retirement.
The word emphasizes the anticipatory nature of the selection—arrangements made ahead of when they would normally occur.
Decide before the fact
- prearrangePlan something in advance
- foreordainFix fate in advance
- presetConfigured before use
- preselectChoose before the main event
preplan · preconfigure · preestablish · anticipate · prepare · foresight · forethought · preliminary
predetermine
Decide before the fact
- prearrangePlan something in advance
- foreordainFix fate in advance
- presetConfigured before use
preselect · preplan · preconfigure · preestablish · anticipate · prepare · foresight · forethought · preliminary · groundwork
designate
Formally select or name
- assignGive as responsibility
- reserveSupply kept back
- prearrangePlan something in advance
predetermine · slate · earmark · book · allocate · schedule · preset · fix · establish · specify
nominate
Propose as candidate
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- authorizeGrant formal permission
mandate · install · invest · empower · deputize · entrust · confer · select · choose · name