About The Word Designate
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What's The Definition Of Designate?
[v] design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
[v] decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" [v] assign a name or title to [v] give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) Synonyms | Synonyms for Designate: assign | delegate | denominate | depute | destine | destine | doom | fate | intend | specify Related Terms | Find terms related to Designate: advert to | allocate | allot | allude to | appoint | apportion | appropriate | assign | baptize | be taken as | call | choose | christen | define | delegate | delineate | denominate | denote | depute | determine | dictate | dub | earmark | elect | emblematize | entitle | figure | finger | fix | identify | indicate | label | make | mark | mean | mention | mete out | name | name for office | nickname | nominate | opt | ordain | ordinate | particularize | pick | pick out | pin down | pinpoint | point at | point out | point to | propose | put down | put up | refer to | represent | reserve | run | run for office | select | set | set forth | signify | single | specialize | specify | stand for | state | stigmatize | stipulate | style | submit | symbol | symbolize | tab | tag | tap | term | title | typify | write down See Also | advance | aim | appoint | break | bump | calculate | cast | charge | demote | denote | design | devolve | direct | elevate | kick downstairs | kick upstairs | label | mandate | mean | number | ordain | place | plan | post | promote | raise | reassign | regiment | relegate | slate | task | transfer | upgrade Designate In Webster's Dictionary \Des"ig*nate\, a. [L. designatus, p. p. of designare.
See {Design}, v. t.]
Designated; appointed; chosen. [R.] --Sir G. Buck.
\Des"ig*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Designated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Designating}.] 1. To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters who are to be arrested. 2. To call by a distinctive title; to name. 3. To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; -- with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station. Syn: To name; denominate; style; entitle; characterize; describe. |
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