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designate
[ verb dez-ig-neyt; adjective dez-ig-nit, -neyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- to denote; indicate; signify.
- to name; entitle; style.
- to nominate or select for a duty, office, purpose, etc.; appoint; assign.
adjective
- named or selected for an office, position, etc., but not yet installed (often used in combination following the noun it modifies):
ambassador-designate.
designate
/ ˌɛɪɡˈԱɪٰɪ /
verb
- to indicate or specify
- to give a name to; style; entitle
- to select or name for an office or duty; appoint
adjective
- immediately postpositive appointed, but not yet in office
a minister designate
Derived Forms
- ˈˌԲٴǰ, noun
- ˈˌԲپ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- i·Բt ··Բ·ٴ· [dez, -ig-n, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, dez-ig-, ney, -t, uh, -ree], adjective
- i·Բtǰ noun
- ·i·Բٱ verb (used with object) dedesignated dedesignating
- ԴDz·i·Բٱ adjective
- non·i·Բt adjective
- ·i·Բٱ verb (used with object) redesignated redesignating
- ܲ·i·Բe adjective
- un·i·Բt adjective
- ɱ-i·Բe adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of designate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of designate1
Example Sentences
The suspect was stopped from getting inside and initially arrested on suspicion of a public order offence, trespassing on a designated site and possession of an offensive weapon, a statement continued.
Now, they were staring down a second designated bullpen game already in this opening month.
Edison uses the term to “designate someone in a high position of authority,” she said, such as “an employee director, vice president or similar title.”
PCH reopened Monday morning with soft closure restrictions, and was only open to residents with burn scar passes, contractors, emergency responders, and designated Metro and school buses.
Gemma would like to see survivors rehoused quicker, with the help of a designated organisation that acts as a go-between with police and local authority housing services.
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