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1. (v.t.) designate
to mark or point out; specify.
2. designate
to denote; signify; mean.
3. designate
to name; entitle; style.
4. designate
to nominate or select, as for a duty or office.
5. (adj.) designate
named or selected for an office, position, etc., but not yet installed:
ambassador-designate.
Etymology: (1640–50; < L dēsignātus, ptp. of dēsignāre)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) designate(ip)
appointed but not yet installed in office
2. (verb) designate, denominate
assign a name or title to
3. (verb) delegate, designate, depute, assign
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
4. (verb) indicate, point, designate, show
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
"I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
5. (verb) destine, fate, doom, designate
decree or designate beforehand
"She was destined to become a great pianist"
6. (verb) intend, destine, designate, specify
design or destine
"She was intended to become the director"
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1. (verb) designate
to choose sth or sb to do sth
Designate a family member to care for your children if you die.
2. designate
to label with a particular name or title
land that has been designated as a conservation area
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) designate
designated; appointed; chosen
2. (verb) designate
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
3. (verb) designate
to call by a distinctive title; to name
4. (verb) designate
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
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Sense: to call or name
It was designated a conservation area.
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 Afrikaans: aanwys, noem |
 Arabic: يُحَدِّد، يُخَصِّص |
 Bulgarian: предназначавам |
 Brazilian: designar |
 Czech: označit, prohlásit |
 German: bezeichnen |
 Danish: betegne |
 Greek: (καθ)ορίζω |
 Spanish: designar, nombrar |
 Estonian: määrama |
 Farsi: نامیدن؛ قلمداد کردن |
 Finnish: nimetä |
 French: nommer |
 Hebrew: לְהוֹעִיד |
 Hindi: निर्दिष्ट करना |
 Croatian: označiti, odrediti |
 Hungarian: nevez |
 Indonesian: menamakan |
 Icelandic: nefna |
 Italian: nominare |
 Japanese: ～と呼ぶ |
 Korean: 지정하다 |
 Lithuanian: pavadinti, pažymėti |
 Latvian: norādīt; noteikt |
 Malay: bakal |
 Dutch: benoemen |
 Norwegian: angi, utpeke, benevne |
 Polish: przeznaczyć na |
 Persian: نامیدن؛ قلمداد کردن |
 Pashto: ټاكل، غوره كول، نا مزد كو |
 Portuguese: designar |
 Romanian: a numi |
 Russian: называть |
 Slovak: vyhlásiť |
 Slovenian: določiti |
 Serbian: imenovati |
 Swedish: beteckna, benämna |
 Thai: ตั้งชื่อ |
 Turkish: belirtmek |
 Taiwanese: 指定 |
 Ukrainian: визначати |
 Urdu: معین کرنا |
 Vietnamese: định rõ |
 Chinese: 指定 |
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