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designate
[dez-ig-neyt, 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
Other Word Forms
- designative adjective
- designatory adjective
- designator noun
- dedesignate verb (used with object)
- nondesignate adjective
- nondesignative adjective
- redesignate verb (used with object)
- undesignated adjective
- undesignative adjective
- well-designated adjective
- ˈˌԲٴǰ noun
- ˈˌԲپ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of designate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of designate1
Example Sentences
Couple of problems with that: Days before Biden took office, the Small Business Administration deleted almost all the database red flags designating potentially questionable or fraudulent loans subject to further review.
Then-President Biden signed proclamations designating Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands national monuments in California’s desert and far north shortly before leaving office early this year.
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says a total of 223 people have been killed and 1,858 others injured while trying to reach areas designated for aid distribution over the past two weeks.
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said six people were killed and 99 injured from areas designated for aid collection.
His gang was included on the Trump administration’s list of cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations earlier this year.
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