designate
verb (used with object)
to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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“I would imagine that we will be designating more than double the number that we designated this year or last year once we get these new staff members,” Mr. Farnham said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2017