Dictionary

designate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈdez.ɪɡ.næɪt/ (Australia)
• /ˈdez.ɪɡ.nət/ (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.neɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Designated; appointed; chosen.
2. (UK, not-comparable) Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.
   • King designate 1619, George Buck, The History of King Richard the Third:

Deriveds

Commissioner-designate

designate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈdez.ɪɡ.næɪt/ (Australia)
• (US) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.neɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
   • to designate the rioters who are to be arrested
   • to designate the boundaries of a country
2. To call by a distinctive title; to name.
   • "Yes, let 'Sister' Davis have a whack at it too," urged George Bland. Tom Davis, who was Joe Matson's particular chum, was designated "Sister" because, in an incautious moment, when first coming to Excelsior Hall, he had shown a picture of his very pretty sister, Mabel. 1912, chapter 1, in Baseball Joe on the School Nine, Stratemeyer Syndicate:
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.

Forms

Deriveds

designator · nondesignating · indesignate · designated hitter · designatory · designated driver · redesignate · designee · designatable · predesignate

Relateds

codesignative · designatum · designative · designation

Synonyms

style · name · entitle · earmark · note (mark out and make known) · indicate (mark out and make known) · denote (mark out and make known) · denominate (call by a distinctive title) · allocate (set apart for a purpose or duty) · describe (mark out and make known) · appoint

Translations (89)

fi nimetä (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · de bestimmen (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · ru ука́зывать (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · de nennen (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · ro desemna (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · de kennzeichnen (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · pt designar (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · pt designar (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · de bestimmen (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · cs označit (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · ro designa (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · ja 指定する (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · nl noemen (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · cs vymezit (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · fi nimittää (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · es designar (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · bg обозначавам (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · de festlegen (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · de benennen (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · pt designar (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · lb designéieren (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · de ansetzen (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · ru называ́ть (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · sv utpeka (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · gl designar (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · de vorsehen (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · la dēsignō (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · cs označit (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · fi määrittää (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · fi osoittaa (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · fr désigner (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · ro desemna (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · bg назначавам (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · de bezeichnen (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · bg означа́вам (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · got 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · bg предназначавам (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · cmn 指定 (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · es designar (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · fi nimittää (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · nl benoemen (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · de signieren (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · de designieren (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · nl aanduiden als (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · fi merkitä (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · cmn 指定 (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · kk тағайындау (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · cs ustanovit (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · ja 示す (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · got 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · gl designar (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · cmn 劃定 /划定 (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · es designar (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · fi korvamerkitä (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · gl designar (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · de vorsehen (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · nl bepalen (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · io titulizar (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · de ausersehen (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · fi nimittää (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · de benennen (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · de ausweisen (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · ja 称する (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · cs jmenovat (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · ro numi (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · de designieren (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · hi नियुक्त करना (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · nb betegne (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · de ausweisen (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · de einstufen (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · de designieren (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · de markieren (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · de nominieren (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · ru именова́ть (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · ro desemna (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · bg именувам (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · de ernennen (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · la addīcō (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · ro indica (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · ro denumi (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · fi valita (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) · mi tautapa (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · cmn 分配 (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · ru назнача́ть (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty) · cmn 稱呼 /称呼 (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · cmn 命名 (to call by a distinctive title; to name) · bg определям (to indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty)