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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

   Scrabble Points: 11

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