designate

des·ig·nate  (dzg-nt)

tr.v. des·ig·nat·ed, des·ig·nat·ing, des·ig·nates

1. To indicate or specify; point out.

2. To give a name or title to; characterize.

3. To select and set aside for a duty, an office, or a purpose. See Synonyms at allocate, appoint.

adj. (-nt)

Appointed but not yet installed in office: the commissioner designate.

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[Latin dsignre, dsignt- : d-, de- + signre, to mark (from signum, sign; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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desig·native, desig·na·tory (-n-tôr) adj.

desig·nator n.

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designate [dez-zig-nate]

Verb

[-nating, -nated]

1. to give a name to or describe as: vessels sunk during battle are designated as war graves

2. to select (someone) for an office or duty; appoint

Adjective

appointed, but not yet in office: a Prime Minister designate [Latin designatus marked out]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	designate - assign a name or title to denominate denote - be a sign or indication of; "Her smile denoted that she agreed" number - give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis" label - assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"
	2.	designate - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) assign, delegate, depute mandate - assign authority to cast - select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona" post - assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" cast - assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?" devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital" task - assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children" place - place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation" regiment - assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers" reassign, transfer - transfer somebody to a different position or location of work delegate, depute - transfer power to someone mandate - assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony" elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" place - assign to (a job or a home)
	3.	designate - indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" point, indicate, show inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" point - indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; "the dog pointed the dead duck" finger - indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments call attention, point out, signalise, signalize - point out carefully and clearly reflect - manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs"
	4.	designate - decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" destine, doom, fate ordain - issue an order
	5.	designate - design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" destine, intend, specify plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" mean - destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you" design - plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work" slate - designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor" aim, calculate, direct - specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
Adj.	1.	designate - appointed but not yet installed in office incoming - arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail"

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designate

verb 1. name, call, term, style, label, entitle, dub, nominate, christen

verb 2. specify, describe, indicate, define, characterize, stipulate, denote

verb 3. choose, reserve, select, label, flag, assign, allocate, set aside

verb 4. appoint, name, choose, commission, select, elect, delegate, nominate, assign, depute

Translations

designate [ˈdɛzɪgneɪt] vt (= appoint) → nombrar (= destine); designar

adj [ˈdɛzɪgnɪt] → designado

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designate vt [ˈdɛzɪgneɪt] → désigner

adj [ˈdɛzɪgnɪt] → désigné(e)

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designate vt [ˈdɛzɪgneɪt]

adj [ˈdɛzɪgnɪt]

vt → bestimmen, ernennen

adj → designiert

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designate vt [ˈdɛzɪgneɪt] → designare

adj [ˈdɛzɪgnɪt] → designato/a

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designate

v designate [ˈdezigneit]

1 to call or name It was designated a conservation area. aanwys, noem يُحَدِّد، يُخَصِّص предназначавам označit, prohlásit betegne bezeichnen (καθ)ορίζω designar, nombrar määrama نامیدن؛ قلمداد کردن määrätä nommer לְהוֹעִיד निर्दिष्ट करना označiti, odrediti nevez menamakan nefna nominare ～と呼ぶ 부르다 pavadinti, pažymėti norādīt; noteikt bakal benoemen angi, utpeke, benevne przeznaczyć na designar a numi называть vyhlásiť določiti imenovati beteckna, benämna ตั้งชื่อ belirtmek 指定 визначати معین کرنا định rõ 指定

2 to point out or identify He has been designated our next Prime Minister. benoem يُعَيِّن посочвам určit (za) udnævne; udpege ausersehen (δι)ορίζω designar, nombrar nimetama مشخص کردن؛ تعیین کردن nimittää désigner (comme/pour) לְצָיֵין, לְסָמֵן मनोनयन करना imenovati kijelöl menunjuk útnefna, tilnefna designare 指名する 지명하다, 선정하다 paskirti nozīmēt (amatā) dilantik aanwijzen utpeke, peke ut mianować designar a desemna назначать menovať, určiť (za) imenovati imenovati utse, peka ut ระบุ atamak, tayin etmek 指派 вказувати مامور کرنا bổ nhiệm 指派

adj

(placed immediately after noun) appointed to an office etc but not yet having begun it the ambassador designate. pas benoemde مُعَيَّن назначен (но невстъпил още в длъжност) designovaný kommende; designeret designiert διορισμένος designado, nombrado ametisse määratud برگزیده؛ نامزد nimitetty désigné מְיוֹעָד पदनामित imenovan kijelölt calon útnefndur designato 指名された 지명된(미취임의) paskirtasis nozīmēts (amatam) bakal nieuwbenoemd utnevnt, utpekt desygnowany, mianowany nomeado de­sem­nat назначенный dezignovaný imenovan naimenovan designerad, utnämnd ซึ่งได้รับแต่งตั้ง atanmış, tayin edilmiş 指派好而尚未上任的 призначати نامزد bổ nhiệm 指派好而尚未上任的

n desigˈnation

a name or title. benoeming, betiteling تَعْيين، تَسْمِيَه име jméno, název titel; betegnelse die Bezeichnung χαρακτηρισμός denominación, nombramiento nimetus نام؛ عنوان titteli désignation מִינוּי पदवी imenovanje megnevezés gelar ávarpstitill designazione, nomina 名称 호칭, 지명 pavadinimas, titulas nosaukums; nozīmēšana (amatā) gelaran benaming betegnelse, benevnelse, tittel miano, tytuł designação denumire имя; звание dezignácia imenovanje imenovanje beteckning, benämning ชื่อ; ยศ; ชื่อตำแหน่ง ünvan, sıfat 稱號 назва; найменування نام یا لقب sự bổ nhiệm 称号

n designated ˈdriver

(American) one of a group of friends who is chosen to drive them and therefore agrees not to drink alcohol at a party. etc. aangewese, benoemde سائق يقود أصْدقاء دون أن يَتَناوَل الكُحول човек, избран за шофьор, който не пие на парти řidič pověřený odvozem (udpeget) chauffør der ausgesuchte Fahrer καθορισμένος, επιλεγμένος οδηγός μιας παρέας conductor designado para no beber alcohol kaine autojuht شخصی از میان جمع که به عنوان راننده انتخاب می شود و نباید در مجلس مشروبات الکلی بنوشد conducteur attitré נָהַג מְמוּנֶה विशेष određen kijelölt sofőr pengemudi yang dipilih (autista designato) paskirtasis vairuotojas īpašs šoferis (kas nelietos alkoholu svinību laikā) pengemudi yang dipilih sjåfør (til/fra fest) osoba, która zobowiązała się odwieźć towarzystwo po zabawie do domu один из компании, выбранный развозить всех по домам jeden zo skupiny priateľov, ktorý na oslave nepije, aby mohol ostatných odviezť domov kdor je določen za voznika in se zato vzdrži alkohola vozač u okviru grupe koji ne pije alkohol fyllechaufför เพื่อนในกลุ่มที่ถูกเลือกให้เป็นคนขับรถจึงไม่สามารถดื่มของมึนเมาได้ şoförlük yapan/yapacak arkadaş （美）指定的司机 призначений розвозчик کسی جلسے میں شریک ہونے والے افراد میں سے گاڑی چلانے کے لۓ منتخب ایک شخص جس نے شراب نہ پینے کی رضامندی دی ہو người được chọn lái xe （美）指定的司机