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   Des·ig·nate

   verb

   • 1. appoint (someone) to a specified position: "he was designated as prime minister" Similar appointnominatedeputedelegateselectchoosepickdecide onsettle onelectnameidentifyassignallotco-optordaininductinformal:plump for
   • ▪ officially assign a specified status or ascribe a specified name or quality to: "certain schools are designated “science schools”" Similar classifyclasspronouncelabeltagnamecallentitletermchristendubstylebrandformal:denominate
   • ▪ signify; indicate: "the term “brainstem” designates the medulla, pons, and mesencephalon"

   adjective

   • 1. appointed to an office or position but not yet installed: "the Director designate"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin designat- ‘designated’, from designare, based on signum ‘a mark’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. designator noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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