designate

Senso

Adj

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

Verb

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.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/

Etimologia

Borrowed from Latin designatus, past participle of designare. Doublet of design.