designate

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/

The English word “designate” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

Designated; appointed; chosen.
Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.

verb

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēsignātus, perfect passive participle of designō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of design.

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