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des·ig·nate

(dĕz′ĭg-nāt′)

tr.v. des·ig·nat·ed, des·ig·nat·ing, des·ig·nates

1. To indicate or specify; point out: a fence that designates the property boundary.

2. To give a name or title to; characterize: The 1920s have been designated as the "Roaring Twenties."

3. To select and set aside for a duty, office, or purpose: designated a delegate to represent our department; designated funds for the project. See Synonyms at allocate, appoint.

adj. (-nĭt)

Appointed but not yet installed in office: the commissioner designate.

[Latin dēsignāre, dēsignāt- : dē-, de- + signāre, to mark (from signum, sign; see sek^w- 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

vb (tr)

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

(immediately postpositive) appointed, but not yet in office: a minister designate.

[C15: from Latin dēsignātus marked out, defined; see design]

ˈdesigˌnative, designatory adj

ˈdesigˌnator n

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des•ig•nate

(v. ˈdɛz ɪgˌneɪt; adj. -nɪt, -ˌneɪt)

v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing,
adj. v.t.

1. to mark or point out; specify.

2. to denote; signify; mean.

3. to name; entitle; style.

4. to nominate or select, as for a duty or office.

adj.

5. named or selected for an office, position, etc., but not yet installed: ambassador-designate.

[1640–50; < Latin dēsignātus, past participle of dēsignāre]

des`ig•na′tion, n.

des′ig•na`tive, des•ig•na•to•ry (ˈdɛz ɪg nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

des′ig•na`tor, n.

designate

Past participle: designated
Gerund: designating

Imperative
designate
designate

Present
I designate
you designate
he/she/it designates
we designate
you designate
they designate

Preterite
I designated
you designated
he/she/it designated
we designated
you designated
they designated

Present Continuous
I am designating
you are designating
he/she/it is designating
we are designating
you are designating
they are designating

Present Perfect
I have designated
you have designated
he/she/it has designated
we have designated
you have designated
they have designated

Past Continuous
I was designating
you were designating
he/she/it was designating
we were designating
you were designating
they were designating

Past Perfect
I had designated
you had designated
he/she/it had designated
we had designated
you had designated
they had designated

Future
I will designate
you will designate
he/she/it will designate
we will designate
you will designate
they will designate

Future Perfect
I will have designated
you will have designated
he/she/it will have designated
we will have designated
you will have designated
they will have designated

Future Continuous
I will be designating
you will be designating
he/she/it will be designating
we will be designating
you will be designating
they will be designating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been designating
you have been designating
he/she/it has been designating
we have been designating
you have been designating
they have been designating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been designating
you will have been designating
he/she/it will have been designating
we will have been designating
you will have been designating
they will have been designating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been designating
you had been designating
he/she/it had been designating
we had been designating
you had been designating
they had been designating

Conditional
I would designate
you would designate
he/she/it would designate
we would designate
you would designate
they would designate

Past Conditional
I would have designated
you would have designated
he/she/it would have designated
we would have designated
you would have designated
they would have designated

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Verb	1.	designate - assign a name or title to denominate denote - be a sign or indication of; "Her smile denoted that she agreed" number - give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis" label - assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"
	2.	designate - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) assign, delegate, depute mandate - assign authority to cast - select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona" post - assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" cast - assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?" devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital" task - assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children" place - place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation" regiment - assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers" reassign, transfer - transfer somebody to a different position or location of work delegate, depute - transfer power to someone mandate - assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony" elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" place - assign to (a job or a home)
	3.	designate - indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" point, indicate, show inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" point - indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; "the dog pointed the dead duck" finger - indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments call attention, point out, signalise, signalize - point out carefully and clearly reflect - manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs"
	4.	designate - decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" destine, doom, fate ordain - issue an order
	5.	designate - design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" destine, intend, specify plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" mean - destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you" design - plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work" slate - designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor" aim, calculate, direct - specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
Adj.	1.	designate - appointed but not yet installed in office incoming - arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail"

designate

verb

1. name, call, term, style, label, entitle, dub, nominate, christen one man interviewed in our study, whom we shall designate as `Mr E'

2. specify, term, class, describe, indicate, brand, define, pronounce, classify, characterize, stipulate, denote I live in Exmoor, which is designated as a national park.

3. choose, reserve, select, label, flag, tag, assign, allocate, set aside, earmark, mark out, allot, keep back Some of the rooms were designated as offices.

4. appoint, name, choose, commission, select, elect, delegate, nominate, assign, depute We need to designate someone as our spokesperson.

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designate

verb

1. To make known or identify, as by signs:

denote, indicate, mark, point out, show, specify.

2. To set aside or apart for a specified purpose:

allocate, appropriate, assign, earmark.

3. To give a name or title to:

baptize, call, christen, denominate, dub, entitle, name, style, term, title.

4. To describe with a word or term:

call, characterize, label, name, style, tag, term.

5. To select for an office or position:

appoint, make, name, nominate, tap.

Translations

مُعَيَّنيُحَدِّد، يُخَصِّصيُعَيِّن

označitprohlásiturčitustanovitvymezit

betegnedesigneretkommendeudnævneudpege

ausersehen bezeichnen designieren nominieren signieren

ορίζω

designar nombrar

nimittäävalita

désigner destiner nommer désigné

kijelölt

nefnaútnefna, tilnefnaútnefndur

designare designato nominare

paskirtasispaskirtasis vairuotojaspavadinimaspavadintipažymėti

norādītnoteiktnozīmētnozīmēts

peke ut utnevnt utpekt

dezignovaný

atamakatanmışbelirtmektayin edilmiştayin etmek

指定指派指派好而尚未上任的

designate

A. [ˈdezɪgneɪt] VT (= name) → denominar; (= appoint) → nombrar, designar; (= indicate) → señalar, indicar
to designate sb to do sth → nombrar or designar a algn para hacer algo
I was designated as their representative → me nombraron or designaron representante de su grupo
some of the rooms were designated as offices → destinaron algunas de las habitaciones a oficinas
the woodland has been designated (as) a bird sanctuary → el bosque ha sido declarado reserva ornitológica

B. [ˈdezɪgnɪt] ADJ → designado, nombrado

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designate

[ˈdɛzɪgneɪt]

(= nominate) → désigner
to designate sb as sth → désigner qn comme qch, désigner qn qch

(= earmark) to be designated as sth → être destiné(e) à être qch, être réservé(e) à être qch
to be designated for sb → être destiné(e) à qn, être réservé(e) à qn designated area

[ˈdɛzɪgnət] adj → désigné(e)
prime minister designate → Premier ministre désigné
chairman designate → président désignédesignated area n → zone f réservéedesignated driver n → conducteur/trice m/f désigné(e)

designate

(= name) → kennzeichnen, benennen; (= appoint) → bestimmen, ernennen, designieren (form); to designate somebody as something → jdn zu etw ernennen

(= indicate, specify, mark) → festlegen, bestimmen; to be designated for something → für etw bestimmt sein; smoking is permitted in designated areas → Rauchen ist in den dafür bestimmten Bereichen erlaubt; to be the designated driver → als Fahrer bestimmt sein

adj the Prime Minister designate → der designierte Premierminister

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designate

[vb ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt; adj ˈdɛzɪgnɪt]

1. vt to designate sb/sth (as) → designare qn/qc (come)
to designate sb to do sth → designare qn a fare qc

2. adj (after n) → designato/a

designate

(ˈdezigneit) verb

1. to call or name. It was designated a conservation area.

2. to point out or identify. He has been designated our next Prime Minister.

adjective

(placed immediately after noun) appointed to an office etc but not yet having begun it. the ambassador designate.

ˌdesigˈnation noun

a name or title.

ˌdesignated ˈdriver noun

(American) one of a group of friends who is chosen to drive them and therefore agrees not to drink alcohol at a party. etc.

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Three metamorphoses of the spirit do I designate to you: how the spirit becometh a camel, the camel a lion, and the lion at last a child.

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Later, and especially since the war, the term seems to be used wholly in a political sense--that is, to designate the counties where the black people outnumber the white.

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As for the point of arrival, it is reserved for Providence alone to designate.

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the Catholic creed, and not as rendered here "fidelity" and "faithful." Observe that the word "religione" was suffered to stand in the text of the Testina, being used to signify indifferently every shade of belief, as witness "the religion," a phrase inevitably employed to designate the Huguenot heresy.

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To designate for the heaviest political assessment.

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They appear to have in view, as the objects of the preference with which they endeavor to alarm us, those whom they designate by the description of "the wealthy and the well-born." These, it seems, are to be exalted to an odious pre-eminence over the rest of their fellow-citizens.

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It is a fundamental principle of the proposed Constitution, that as the aggregate number of representatives allotted to the several States is to be determined by a federal rule, founded on the aggregate number of inhabitants, so the right of choosing this allotted number in each State is to be exercised by such part of the inhabitants as the State itself may designate. The qualifications on which the right of suffrage depend are not, perhaps, the same in any two States.

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They call it "the crest of the world," and think that Wacondah, or the master of life, as they designate the Supreme Being, has his residence among these aerial heights.

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He baptized his adopted child, and gave him the name of Quasimodo, either because he desired thereby to mark the day, when he had found him, or because he wished to designate by that name to what a degree the poor little creature was incomplete, and hardly sketched out.

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The Pasig City local government did not designate any community fireworks display zone, according to the EPD.

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The amendment to Rule 1-3.8 took effect January 1, and the best and easiest way to designate an inventory attorney is to do it online at floridabar.org.

Lawyers must designate an inventory attorney: comply with the new rule now by visiting www.floridabar.org

First, the employee must irrevocably designate amounts as Roth 401(k) contributions when electing to defer compensation.