designate

Speech parts

1. designate - Adjective

2. designate - Verb

3. designate - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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 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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

denominate style describe indicate entitle name point show doom specify denote assign characterize delegate intend

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Antonyms

imply bottle outgoing displace anticipate generalize

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Hypernyms

plan charge appoint inform ordain

Hyponyms

regiment place point number design direct

Related terms

designation designative designatum

Phrases with the word

shall designate Commissioner-designate heir designate heir designate female heiress designate entitled to designate

Derivatives

designated designating

Examples

She was intended to become the director Source: Internet

She was destined to become a great pianist Source: Internet

I showed the customer the glove section Source: Internet

He pointed to the empty parking space Source: Internet

he indicated his opponents Source: Internet

A common usage has been to designate one megabyte as main (2 20 B), a measurement that conveniently expresses the binary multiples inherent in digital computer memory architectures. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

designability designable designatable designated designated agent designated area