designate

  • 11designate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin designatus, past participle of designare Date: 1629 chosen but not yet installed < ambassador designate > II. transitive verb ( nated; nating) Date: 1639 1. to indicate and set apart for a spec …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 12designate — des|ig|nate1 [ˈdezıgneıt] v [T usually passive] 1.) to choose someone or something for a particular job or purpose be designated sth ▪ The lake was recently designated a conservation area. designate sth as/for sth ▪ Funds were designated for&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13designate — 1 verb (T) 1 to choose someone or something for a particular job or purpose: designate sth as/for: We re going to designate this room as a no smoking area. | designate sb to do sth: She has been designated to take over the position of treasurer.&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14designate — I adj. (placed after a noun) a minister designate II v. 1) (D; tr.) to designate as (the state was designated as a disaster area) 2) (H) we designated him to serve as our delegate 3) (N; used with a noun) the state was designated a disaster area&#8230; …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 15designate — I UK [ˈdezɪɡneɪt] / US [ˈdezɪɡˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms designate : present tense I/you/we/they designate he/she/it designates present participle designating past tense designated past participle designated * 1) to formally choose&#8230; …

    English dictionary

  • 16designate — 1. adjective /ˈdɛzɪɡ.nət,ˈdɛzɪɡ.neɪt,ˈdɛzɪɡ.neɪt/ Designated; appointed; chosen. 2. verb /ˈdɛzɪɡ.nət,ˈdɛzɪɡ.neɪt,ˈdɛzɪɡ.neɪt/ a) To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to …

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  • 17designate — des|ig|nate1 [ dezıg,neıt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to formally choose someone or something for a particular purpose: Nobody has yet been designated as group leader. social workers designated to work with difficult children 2. ) FORMAL to give&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18designate — v. & adj. v.tr. 1 (often foll. by as) appoint to an office or function (designated him as postmaster general; designated his own successor). 2 specify or particularize (receives guests at designated times). 3 (often foll. by as) describe as;&#8230; …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 19designate — designative, designatory /dez ig neuh tawr ee, tohr ee, dez ig nay teuh ree/, adj. designator, n. designee, n. v. /dez ig nayt /; adj. /dez ig nit, nayt /, v., designated, designating, adj. v.t. 1. to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify …

    Universalium

  • 20designate — verb ADVERB ▪ formally, officially ▪ The area has now been formally designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. ▪ specially, specifically ▪ originally …

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