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designate

verb

  1. assign to a role
L320 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L335967 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/ / /ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.neɪt/ / /ˈdez.ɪɡ.nət/ / /ˈdez.ɪɡ.næɪt/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēsignātus, perfect passive participle of designō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of design.

  1. Designated; appointed; chosen.
  2. Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.

    King designate

verb

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēsignātus, perfect passive participle of designō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of design.

  1. To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description

    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.

    "Yes, let 'Sister' Davis have a whack at it too," urged George Bland. Tom Davis, who was Joe Matson's particular chum, was designated "Sister" because, in an incautious moment, when first coming to Excelsior Hall, he had shown a picture of his very pretty sister, Mabel.

  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.