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designate
[ verb dez-ig-neyt; adjective dez-ig-nit, -neyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- to denote; indicate; signify.
- to name; entitle; style.
- to nominate or select for a duty, office, purpose, etc.; appoint; assign.
adjective
- named or selected for an office, position, etc., but not yet installed (often used in combination following the noun it modifies):
ambassador-designate.
designate
/ ˌɛɪɡˈԱɪٰɪ /
verb
- to indicate or specify
- to give a name to; style; entitle
- to select or name for an office or duty; appoint
adjective
- immediately postpositive appointed, but not yet in office
a minister designate
Derived Forms
- ˈˌԲٴǰ, noun
- ˈˌԲپ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- i·Բt ··Բ·ٴ· [dez, -ig-n, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, dez-ig-, ney, -t, uh, -ree], adjective
- i·Բtǰ noun
- ·i·Բٱ verb (used with object) dedesignated dedesignating
- ԴDz·i·Բٱ adjective
- non·i·Բt adjective
- ·i·Բٱ verb (used with object) redesignated redesignating
- ܲ·i·Բe adjective
- un·i·Բt adjective
- ɱ-i·Բe adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of designate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of designate1
Example Sentences
Recently, Sheinbaum used the word “traitor” to describe an opposition party member who voiced support for a U.S. effort to designate drug cartels as “terrorist” groups.
If you bring a bag that violates stadium policy, it can be checked in for $20 at a designated bag-check area.
The value we attribute to species has direct implications for how much time and money we allocate to each species and can even impact a species’ designated conservation status.
The ruling also makes it clear that a person who was born male but identifies as a woman does not have the right to use spaces or services designated as for women-only.
As a woman designated at "medium" risk, the protocol is that she would be followed up again by a nominated police officer within 30 days.
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