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designate meaning
EN
[ˈdɛzɪɡ.nət]
Verb
SG
designates
PR
designating
PT, PP
designated
PRE
dés-
SUF
-ate
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
.
To
call
by a
distinctive
title; to
name
.
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
.
Adjective
Designated
;
appointed
;
chosen
.
More Examples
Used in the Middle of Sentence
The wages of slopers, so far as they have been found
designated
as such on the pay rolls, are given in Table 63.
The ambassador-at-large was
designated
to the Middle East as a region, rather than to a specific country.
This is a
designated
place for mothers to breastfeed their babies.
Meaning of
designate
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "designate" is an
adjective
, more specifically, an
uncomparable adjective
. It's also a
verb
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Adjectives
Uncomparable adjectives
Verbs
Difficultness: Level 3
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Easy ➨ Difficult
Definiteness: Level 7
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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