designate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
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to denote; indicate; signify.
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to name; entitle; style.
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to nominate or select for a duty, office, purpose, etc.; appoint; assign.
adjective
verb
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to indicate or specify
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to give a name to; style; entitle
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to select or name for an office or duty; appoint
adjective
Other Word Forms
- dedesignate verb (used with object)
- designative adjective
- designator noun
- designatory adjective
- nondesignate adjective
- nondesignative adjective
- redesignate verb (used with object)
- undesignated adjective
- undesignative adjective
- well-designated adjective
Etymology
Origin of designate
1640–50; < Latin dēsignātus, past participle of dēsignāre. See design, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Attorney’s office by creating emergency jump teams, demanding that offices rapidly designate prosecutors for short-term surges in unspecified critical situations.
From Salon
As part of the process for International Series games, the NFL allows designated home teams to protect two of its scheduled home games from being played abroad.
From Los Angeles Times
When those scam networks, designated by the U.S.
From Barron's
It deserves complete integration, not a specially designated month.
The Taiwanese chip manufacturer will produce 3-nanometer chips at its Kumamoto site in Japan, having previously designated the factory for less advanced chips.
From Barron's
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