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Detailed Synonyms for designate in English

designate:

designate

  1. designate

designate adj

  1. designate
    – appointed but not yet installed in office 1
    designate
    – appointed but not yet installed in office 1

designate verbe

  1. designate
    – design or destine 1
    to intend; to specify; designate; destine
    – design or destine 1
    • intend verbe (intends, intended, intending)
      • She was intended to become the director1
    • specify verbe (specifies, specified, specifying)
    • designate verbe
    • destine verbe
  2. designate
    – decree or designate beforehand 1
    fate; designate; destine; doom
    – decree or designate beforehand 1
  3. designate
    – indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively 1
    to show; to indicate; to point; designate
    – indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively 1
    • show verbe (shows, showed, showing)
      • I showed the customer the glove section1
    • indicate verbe (indicates, indicated, indicating)
      • he indicated his opponents1
    • point verbe (points, pointed, pointing)
      • He pointed to the empty parking space1
    • designate verbe
  4. designate
    – assign a name or title to 1
    denominate; designate
    – assign a name or title to 1
  5. designate
    – give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) 1
    to assign; to delegate; designate; to depute
    – give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) 1
    • assign verbe (assigns, assigned, assigning)
    • delegate verbe (delegates, delegated, delegating)
    • designate verbe
    • depute verbe (deputes, deputed, deputing)

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Related Definitions for "designate":

  1. appointed but not yet installed in office1
  2. design or destine1
  3. decree or designate beforehand1
  4. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively1
  5. assign a name or title to1
  6. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)1