01 a. Designated; appointed; chosen.
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Designated; appointed; chosen.[R.]
Entry
4 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Designate
02 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 designa…
imp. & p. p.
Designated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Designating
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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.
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2.
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
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To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; -- with to or for; as, to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
Syn.
To name; denominate; style; entitle; characterize; describe.