designate

designate: ▪ I. designate des‧ig‧nate ¹ [ˈdezɪgneɪt] verb [transitive] JOBS

to choose someone or something for a particular job or purpose:

• Mr Timmer has been designated to succeed Mr van der Klugt.

• The government designated the aircraft industry as a strategic sector.

[m0] ▪ II. designate des‧ig‧nate ² [ˈdezɪgnt, -neɪt] adjective [not before a noun] JOBS

a word used after the name of an official job showing that someone has been chosen for that job but has not yet officially started work:

• Mr Warren is currently group finance director designate.

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designate UK US /ˈdezɪgneɪt/ verb [T]

► to choose someone officially to do a particular job: »Traditionally, the director designates his or her successor.
designate sb (as) sth/to be sth »Thompson has been designated as new department head.
designate sb to do sth »She has been designated to organize the meeting.

► to state officially that a place or thing has a particular character or purpose: designate sth for sth »This area of the plant has been specially designated for research and development.
designate sth (as) sth »They officially designated the building as unsuitable for human habitation.

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designate UK US /ˈdezɪɡneɪt/ US /ˈdezɪɡnɪt/ adjective [after noun]

► used after the title of a particular official job to refer to someone who has been chosen to do that job, but who has not yet started doing it: »the Managing Director designate

→ Compare -ELECT(Cf. ↑-elect)

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Synonyms:

Specify, particularize, distinguish, indicate, denote, show, point out, mark out, select / Characterize, describe, define / Denominate, name, entitle, style, call, term, christen, dub / Appoint, assign, allot

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Designate — Des ig*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Designated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Designating}.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
designate — I verb appoint, assign, authorize, be specific, characterize, choose, commission, declare, define, denominate, denote, designare, detail, determine, discriminate, earmark, enter into detail, entitle, express, fix, formulate, indicate, itemize,… … Law dictionary
designate — designate, name, nominate, elect, appoint are comparable in the sense to declare a person one s choice for incumbency of an office, position, post, or benefice. Designate implies selection by the person or body having the power to choose an… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
designate — [v1] name, entitle baptize, call, christen, cognominate, denominate, dub, label, nickname, nominate, style, term, title; concept 62 designate [v2] specify as selection allocate, allot, appoint, apportion, appropriate, assign, authorize, button… … New thesaurus
designate — ► VERB 1) officially give a specified status or name to; describe as. 2) appoint to a specified position. ► ADJECTIVE (after a noun ) ▪ appointed to an office or position but not yet installed: the Director designate. DERIVATIVES designator noun … English terms dictionary
designate — [dez′ig nāt΄; ] for adj. [, dez′ignit, dez′ignāt΄] adj. [ME < L designatus, pp. of designare: see DESIGN] named for an office, etc. but not yet in it [ambassador designate] vt. designated, designating 1. to point out; mark out; indicate;… … English World dictionary
Designate — Des ig*nate, a. [L. designatus, p. p. of designare. See {Design}, v. t.] Designated; appointed; chosen. [R.] Sir G. Buck. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
designate — 1640s (adj.), from L. designatus, pp. of designare (see DESIGN (Cf. design)). As a verb, from 1791, from the adjective or else a back formation from DESIGNATION (Cf. designation) … Etymology dictionary
designate — designates, designating, designated (The verb is pronounced [[t]de̱zɪgneɪt[/t]]. The adjective is pronounced [[t]de̱zɪgnət[/t]].) 1) VERB When you designate someone or something, you formally give them a particular description or name. [V n as n] … English dictionary
designate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin designatus, past participle of designare Date: 1629 chosen but not yet installed < ambassador designate > II. transitive verb ( nated; nating) Date: 1639 1. to indicate and set apart for a spec … New Collegiate Dictionary

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