Designate (Columbia)
WordNet
verb
(1) Design or destine
"She was intended to become the director"
(2) Decree or designate beforehand
"She was destined to become a great pianist"
(3) Assign a name or title to
(4) Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
WiktionaryText
Verb
- 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.
- To call by a distinctive title; to name.
- 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
Verb
designate
- second person plural present tense and imperative of designare
- Feminine plural of designato