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   designate

   verb

   • 1. appoint (someone) to a specified office or post: "he was designated as prime minister" Similar appointnominatedeputedelegateselectchoosepickdecide onsettle onelectnameidentifyassignallotco-optordaininductinformal:plump for
   • ▪ officially give a specified status or name to: "the Wye Valley is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty" Similar classifyclasspronouncelabeltagnamecallentitletermchristendubstylebrandformal:denominate

   adjective

   • 1. appointed to an office or post but not yet installed: "the Director designate"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin designat- ‘designated’, from designare, based on signum ‘a mark’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. designator noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESIGNATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of designate as a verb and an adjective, with synonyms, related words, and usage examples. Designate can mean to choose someone for a job, to say something has a purpose, or to refer to someone as a successor.

   • English (US)

     DESIGNATE meaning: 1. to choose someone officially to do a...

   • Simplified

     DESIGNATE translate: 指定，选定;委派, 指定，划定（特征、用途）,...

   • Designate: Thai Translation

     DESIGNATE translate: ตั้งชื่อ, ระบุ, ซึ่งได้รับแต่งตั้ง....

   • Designate: French Translation

     designate translate: désigner, désigner, classer, nommer,...

   • Traditional

     DESIGNATE translate: 指定，選定;委派, 指定，劃定（特徵、用途）,...

   • Znaczenie Designate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     designate definicja: 1. to choose someone officially to do a...

   • Designate in Russian

     DESIGNATE translate: назначать, устанавливать. Learn more in...

   • Designate in Spanish

     DESIGNATE translate: nombrar, designar, nombrado, designar,...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › designateDesignate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb and adjective designate. Designate can mean to indicate, appoint, specify, or denote something or someone for a purpose or duty.

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5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDESIGNATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   When you designate someone or something as a particular thing, you formally give them that description or name.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › designateDesignate - definition of designate by The Free Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb designate, which means to indicate, specify, name, or appoint something or someone. See synonyms, examples, and related words for designate in different dictionaries and thesaurus.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › designate_1designate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of designate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › designateDESIGNATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Designate definition: to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.. See examples of DESIGNATE used in a sentence.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › designateDesignate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   To give a person or thing an official status is to designate it as something, like when you designate a meeting place if members of your group get lost at the amusement park. Sometimes, it can carry responsibility or an assignment, like when your teammates designate you as the captain.