designate

Meaning

Adj

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.

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.

Synonyms

appoint

name

call

assign

indicate

nominate

denote

specify

denominate

destine

mark

show

ordain

dub

delegate

elect

earmark

label

🏷️

determine

depute

allocate

intend

define

entitle

select

choose

point

point out

prescribe

manifest

appropriate

give a name to

suggest

opt

adopt

connote

place

order

attribute

pick

⛏️

allot

detail

pick out

prescription

motion

fix

demonstrate

brand

decide

display

Translations

designar

désigner

designare

nommer

bestimmen

nomear

designar

designar

denominar

designo

indicare

nominare

designieren

διορίζω

aanduiden

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/

Etymology

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