des·ig·nate (d z  g-n t )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. adj. (-n t) Appointed but not yet installed in office: the commissioner designate. [Latin d  signre, dsignt- : d-, de- + signre, to mark (from signum, sign; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots).]des ig·native, desig·na·tory (-n -tôr) adj.des ig·nator n. |
designate
vb [ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt] (tr)
1. to indicate or specify
2. to give a name to; style; entitle
3. to select or name for an office or duty; appoint
adj [ˈdɛzɪgnɪt -ˌneɪt]
(immediately postpositive) appointed, but not yet in office a minister designate
[from Latin dēsignātus marked out, defined; see design]
designative , designatory [ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪtərɪ] adj
designator n
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| Verb | 1. | designate - assign a name or title to 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) 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" 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" 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 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" ordain - issue an order | |
| 5. | designate - design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" 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" | |
| Adj. | 1. | designate - appointed but not yet installed in office incoming - arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail" |
designate
verb
1. name, call, term, style, label, entitle, dub, nominate, christen one man interviewed in our study, whom we shall designate as `Mr E'
2. specify, term, class, describe, indicate, brand, define, pronounce, classify, characterize, stipulate, denote I live in Exmoor, which is designated as a national park.
Translations
designate
A. [ˈdezɪgneɪt] VT (= name) → denominar; (= appoint) → nombrar, designar; (= indicate) → señalar, indicar
to designate sb to do sth → nombrar or designar a algn para hacer algo
I was designated as their representative → me nombraron or designaron representante de su grupo
some of the rooms were designated as offices → destinaron algunas de las habitaciones a oficinas
the woodland has been designated (as) a bird sanctuary → el bosque ha sido declarado reserva ornitológica
to designate sb to do sth → nombrar or designar a algn para hacer algo
I was designated as their representative → me nombraron or designaron representante de su grupo
some of the rooms were designated as offices → destinaron algunas de las habitaciones a oficinas
the woodland has been designated (as) a bird sanctuary → el bosque ha sido declarado reserva ornitológica
designate [ˈdɛzɪgneɪt]
vt
(= earmark) to be designated as sth → être destiné(e) à être qch, être réservé(e) à être qch
to be designated for sb → être destiné(e) à qn, être réservé(e) à qn designated area
to be designated for sb → être destiné(e) à qn, être réservé(e) à qn designated area
designate
vt
(= name) → kennzeichnen, benennen; (= appoint) → bestimmen, ernennen, designieren (form); to designate somebody as something → jdn zu etw ernennen
adj the Prime Minister designate → der designierte Premierminister
designate [ɐvb ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt; ɐadj ˈdɛzɪgnɪt]
designate [ɐvb ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt; ɐadj ˈdɛzɪgnɪt]
1. vt to designate sb/sth (as) → designare qn/qc (come)
to designate sb to do sth → designare qn a fare qc
to designate sb to do sth → designare qn a fare qc
2. adj (after n) → designato/a
designate [ɐvb ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt; ɐadj ˈdɛzɪgnɪt]
1. vt to designate sb/sth (as) → designare qn/qc (come)
to designate sb to do sth → designare qn a fare qc
to designate sb to do sth → designare qn a fare qc
2. adj (after n) → designato/a
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 nimetä nommer לְהוֹעִיד निर्दिष्ट करना označiti, odrediti nevez menamakan nefna nominare ～と呼ぶ 지정하다 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 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 tuleva désigné מְיוֹעָד पदनामित imenovan kijelölt calon útnefndur designato 指名された 지명된 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 nimitys désignation מִינוּי पदवी imenovanje megnevezés gelar ávarpstitill designazione, nomina 名称 칭호, 명칭 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 kuski conducteur attitré נָהַג מְמוּנֶה विशेष određen kijelölt sofőr pengemudi yang dipilih (autista designato) 지명 운전사 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）指定的司機 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
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