Complete Definition of "designate"

English

Etymology
L. designatus, past participle of designare

Pronunciation
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Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. Designated; appointed; chosen.

Verb
en-verb|designat|ing

  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.

Synonyms
name
denominate
style
entitle
characterize
describe

Derived terms
designated driver

Translations
trans-top|To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate
Finnish: nimittää, valita
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To call by a distinctive title; to name
Czech: ozna�it
Finnish: nimittää
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty
Finnish: nimittää
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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ttbc|German: bezeichnen, designieren, vorsehen, markieren, bestimmen, ausersehen, benennen, ernennen, kennzeichnen
mid
ttbc|Lithuanian: nurodyti, parodyti, pavadinti, paskirti (eiti pareigas, tarnybai)


Italian

Verb
designate

  1. second person plural present tense and imperative of designare
  2. Feminine plural of designato

Adjective
designate

  1. Feminine plural of designato

Category:Italian verb forms

fr:designate
ko:designate
io:designate
it:designate
pl:designate
ru:designate
fi:designate
te:designate
vi:designate
uk:designate
zh:designate

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