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   design

   /dɪˈzʌɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made: "he has just unveiled his design for the new museum" Similar planblueprintdrawingscale drawingsketchoutlinemapplotdiagramdelineationdraftdepictionrepresentationartist's impressionschememodelprototypeproposal
   • ▪ the art or action of conceiving of and producing a plan or drawing of something before it is made: "good design can help the reader understand complicated information"
   • ▪ the arrangement of the features of an artefact, as produced from following a plan or drawing: "inside, the design reverts to turn-of-the-century luxe" Similar planblueprintdrawingscale drawingsketchoutlinemapplotdiagramdelineationdraftdepictionrepresentationartist's impressionschememodelprototypeproposal
   • 2. a decorative pattern: "pottery with a lovely blue and white design" Similar patternmotifdevicestylearrangementcompositionmake-uplayoutconstitutionconfigurationorganizationconstructionshapeformformationfigure
   • 3. purpose or planning that exists behind an action, fact, or object: "the appearance of design in the universe" Similar intentionaimpurposeplanintentobjectiveobjectgoalendtargetpointhopedesirewishdreamaspirationambitionidea

   verb

   • 1. decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it: "a number of architectural students were designing a factory" Similar plandraw plans ofdrawsketchoutlinemap outplotblock outdelineatedraftdepictinventoriginatecreatethink upcome up withdeviseformformulateconceivemakeproducedevelopfashionfabricateforgehatchcoininformal:dream up
   • ▪ do or plan (something) with a specific purpose in mind: "the tax changes were designed to stimulate economic growth" Similar intendaimdevisecontrivepurposeplantailorfashionmake fittingadjustadaptfitgearequipmeandestineorient

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘to designate’): from Latin designare ‘to designate’, reinforced by French désigner. The noun is via French from Italian.

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