designated
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ɪgˌneɪt; 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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Designated
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So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| designate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to indicate or specify |
| 2. | to give a name to; style; entitle |
| 3. | to select or name for an office or duty; appoint |
| —adj | |
| 4. | (immediately postpositive) appointed, but not yet in office: a minister designate |
| [C15: from Latin dēsignātus marked out, defined; see | |
| 'designative | |
| —adj | |
| designatory | |
| —adj | |
| 'designator | |
| —n | |
designated (ˈdɛzɪɡˌneɪtId) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| logic (of a truth value) corresponding to truth in a two-valued logic, or having one of the analogous values in a many-valued logic | |
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Example sentences
In truth, all it took to enter the drawing was a postcard with your name and address mailed to the designated location.
He never intended dwarf planets to be designated as not planets at all.
But seldom can the sounds around it be designated as music.
Try this: keep making eye contact with the designated speaker.
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