Thesaurus: designate

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1. v. t. Designated; appointed; chosen.
2. v. t. 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.
3. v. t. To call by a distinctive title; to name.
4. v. t. 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.
5. adj. appointed but not yet installed in office
6. v. assign a name or title to
7. v. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
8. v. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
9. v. decree or designate beforehand
10. v. design or destine
11. Designated; appointed; chosen. [R.] Sir G. Buck. 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.
12. Designated; appointed; chosen. [R.] Sir G. Buck.