Designate

verb

/ˈdɛzɪɡ.neɪt/

Word Frequency: 3.7

Definitions

1.verbTo mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description

"to designate the boundaries of a country"

2.verbTo call by a distinctive title; to name.

3.verbTo 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.

4.adjectiveDesignated; appointed; chosen.

5.adjectiveUsed after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.

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