What does Designate mean?

Definitions for Designate
ˈdɛz ɪgˌneɪt; -nɪt, -ˌneɪtdes·ig·nate

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Designate.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. designate(ip)verb

    appointed but not yet installed in office

  2. designate, denominateverb

    assign a name or title to

  3. delegate, designate, depute, assignverb

    give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

  4. indicate, point, designate, showverb

    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. destine, fate, doom, designateverb

    decree or designate beforehand

    "She was destined to become a great pianist"

  6. intend, destine, designate, specifyverb

    design or destine

    "She was intended to become the director"

Wiktionary

  1. designateverb

    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. designateverb

    To call by a distinctive title; to name.

  3. designateverb

    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.

  4. designateadjective

    Designated; appointed; chosen.

  5. Etymology: designatus, past participle of designare

Wikipedia

  1. designate

    Designation (from Latin designatio) is the process of determining an incumbent's successor. A candidate that won an election for example, is the designated holder of the office the candidate has been elected to, up until the candidate's inauguration. Titles typically held by such persons include, amongst others, "President-elect", and "Prime Minister-designate".

ChatGPT

  1. designate

    Designate generally refers to the act of officially choosing or appointing someone for a specific role, position, or making reference to a specific thing, typically in a formal context. It can also mean to signify or specify something, or assign a name or title to something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Designateverb

    designated; appointed; chosen

  2. Designateverb

    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. Designateverb

    to call by a distinctive title; to name

  4. Designateverb

    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

  5. Etymology: [L. designatus, p. p. of designare. See Design, v. t.]

Wikidata

  1. Designate

    Under the Colombian Constitution of 1886 the Designate was a person—a member of the Senate or member of the Cabinet—selected to act as President when the incumbent was dead, ill or otherwise unable to discharge the duties of office. The Designate was elected by the Senate at the beginning of each Legislature. The Designate could be indefinitely reelected during only one Presidency. The concept of the Designate survived until the Colombian Constitution of 1991, when the office of Vice President reappeared.

Editors Contribution

  1. designate

    To create, design or assign for a specific purpose.

    The driver designate was the person who chose to drink coffee for the night out.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

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  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Designate' in Verbs Frequency: #1042

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Designate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Designate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Designate in a Sentence

  1. Mahamat Idriss:

    It is not up to the transitional military council to designate a prime minister in this isolated manner. We want there to be talks between political parties, civil society and other actors in order to reach a consensus.

  2. Drew Hammill:

    We must replace CUTGO to allow Democrats to designate appropriate offsets( including revenue increases), a vote AGAINST the Democratic Rules package is a vote to let Mick Mulvaney make across the board cuts, unilaterally reversing Democratic initiatives and funding increases.

  3. Marci Hamilton:

    Where the public transportation is open to all, there is a strong argument to designate a limited public forum to ensure a peaceful and efficient system aimed at getting the public to their destinations first and foremost.

  4. Ragan Whitlock:

    Not only has that list of places changed a lot in the last 45 years, as the environment changes, what it means to designate critical habitat has changed, in 1978, two years after those original designations, Endangered Species Act was amended. Now, all critical habitat designations require that Wildlife Service identifies physical and biological features that are essential to the preservation of the species.

  5. Adam Smith:

    I also strongly believe it is critically important that Secretary-designate Austin be confirmed as quickly as possible after President-elect Biden becomes President on January 20th.

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Translations for Designate

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • обозначавам, именувам, означавам, назначавам, предназначавам, определямBulgarian
  • označit, vymezit, ustanovit, jmenovatCzech
  • vorsehen, nennen, markieren, designieren, ausersehen, nominieren, kennzeichnen, signieren, bestimmen, benennenGerman
  • titular, designar, designadoSpanish
  • nimittää, merkitä, korvamerkitä, valita, määrittää, nimetä, osoittaaFinnish
  • titulizarIdo
  • 指定する, 称する, 示すJapanese
  • addīcōLatin
  • designéierenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • designa, denumi, desemna, indica, numiRomanian
  • назначать, указывать, называть, именоватьRussian
  • chỉ địnhVietnamese

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