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des⋅ig⋅nate
[v. dez-ig-neyt; adj. dez-ig-nit, -neyt]
verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing, adjective –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify. |
| 2. | to denote; indicate; signify. |
| 3. | to name; entitle; style. |
| 4. | to nominate or select for a duty, office, purpose, etc.; appoint; assign. |
–adjective
| 5. | named or selected for an office, position, etc., but not yet installed (often used in combination following the noun it modifies): ambassador-designate. |
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des·ig·nate (děz'ĭg-nāt') tr.v. des·ig·nat·ed, des·ig·nat·ing, des·ig·nates
Appointed but not yet installed in office: the commissioner designate. [Latin dēsignāre, dēsignāt- : dē-, de- + signāre, to mark (from signum, sign; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots).] des'ig·na'tive, des'ig·na·to'ry (-nə-tôr'ē) adj., des'ig·na'tor n. |
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Designate
Des"ig*nate\, a. [L. designatus, p. p. of designare. See Design, v. t.] Designated; appointed; chosen. [R.] --Sir G. Buck.Designate
Des"ig*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Designated; p. pr. & vb. n. Designating.]1. To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters who are to be arrested. 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. Syn: To name; denominate; style; entitle; characterize; describe.
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Language Translation for : designate
Spanish:
designar, nombrar,
German:
bezeichnen,
Japanese:
~と呼ぶ
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