English Explanatory Dictionary

designate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Designated; appointed; chosen.
  2. Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.
verb
  1. To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
  2. To call by a distinctive title; to name.
  3. To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/ /ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.neɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-designate1.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-designate2.wav /ˈdez.ɪɡ.nət/ /ˈdez.ɪɡ.næɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-designate.wav

Word forms

designate designates designating designated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēsignātus, perfect passive participle of designō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of design.

Synonyms

entitle name style earmark denote describe indicate note denominate allocate

Related words

codesignative designation designative designatum

Derived words

Commissioner-designate designatable designated driver designated hitter designator designatory designee indesignate nondesignating predesignate redesignate
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