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designate

[ verb dez-ig-neyt; adjective dez-ig-nit, -neyt ]

verb (used with object)

designated, designating.
  1. to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
  2. to denote; indicate; signify.
  3. to name; entitle; style.
  4. to nominate or select for a duty, office, purpose, etc.; appoint; assign.


adjective

  1. 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

  1. to indicate or specify
  2. to give a name to; style; entitle
  3. to select or name for an office or duty; appoint
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. immediately postpositive appointed, but not yet in office

    a minister designate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌԲٴǰ, noun
  • ˈˌԲپ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • i·Բt ··Բ·ٴ· [dez, -ig-n, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, dez-ig-, ney, -t, uh, -ree], adjective
  • i·Բtǰ noun
  • ·i·Բٱ verb (used with object) dedesignated dedesignating
  • ԴDz·i·Բٱ adjective
  • non·i·Բt adjective
  • ·i·Բٱ verb (used with object) redesignated redesignating
  • ܲ·i·Բe adjective
  • un·i·Բt adjective
  • ɱ-i·Բe adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of designate1

1640–50; < Latin ŧٳܲ, past participle of ŧ. See design, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of designate1

C15: from Latin ŧٳܲ marked out, defined; see design
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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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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