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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Designate \Des"ig*nate\, a. [L. designatus, p. p. of designare.
     See Design, v. t.]
     Designated; appointed; chosen. [R.] --Sir G. Buck.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Designate \Des"ig*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Designated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Designating.]
     1. To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to
        indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description;
        to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country;
        to designate the rioters who are to be arrested.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To call by a distinctive title; to name.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; -- with to
        or for; as, to designate an officer for or to the command
        of a post or station.
  
     Syn: To name; denominate; style; entitle; characterize;
          describe.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Designate \Des"ig*nate\, a. [L. designatus, p. p. of designare.
     See Design, v. t.]
     Designated; appointed; chosen. [R.] --Sir G. Buck.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Designate \Des"ig*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Designated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Designating.]
     1. To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to
        indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description;
        to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country;
        to designate the rioters who are to be arrested.
  
     2. To call by a distinctive title; to name.
  
     3. 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.
  
     Syn: To name; denominate; style; entitle; characterize;
          describe.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  designate
       adj : appointed but not yet installed in office [syn: designate(ip)]
       v 1: assign a name or title to [syn: denominate]
       2: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task
          to (a person) [syn: delegate, depute, assign]
       3: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become
          a great pianist" [syn: destine, fate, doom]
       4: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
          [syn: intend, destine, specify]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  designate
     Interlingua part.p.
     (ia-form of design ate)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it designare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it designato  f p)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it designato)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: designar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  designate
     a.
     1 Designated; appointed; chosen.
     2 (lb en UK) (n-g: Used after a role title to indicate that the
  person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.)
     vb.
     1 To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to
  distinguish by marks or description
     2 To call by a distinctive title; to name.
     3 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.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  designate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it designare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it designato  f p)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it designato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la dēsignō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  designate
     Interlingua part.p.
     (ia-form of design ate)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it designare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it designato  f p)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it designato)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: designar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  designate
     Englanti vb.
     määritellä, määrätä, osoittaa, tarkoittaa, valita, nimittää

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Designate
     Saksa n.
     1 (taivm-mon-nom de Designat luok=s)
     2 (taivm-mon-akk de Designat luok=s)
     3 (taivm-mon-gen de Designat luok=s)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  designate
     Engelska vb.
     1 beteckna
     2 designera

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Designate /dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪt/
  مرشّح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  designate //ˈdɛzɪɡ.neɪt// //ˈdɛzɪɡ.nət// 
  1. именувам, назначавам
  to call by a distinctive title; to name
  2. определям, предназначавам
  to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty
  3. обозначавам, означавам
  to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate