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designate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | assign, delegate, depute |
| Type of | appoint, charge |
| Has types | place, reassign, break, bump, cast, delegate, demote, depute, devolve, elevate, kick downstairs, kick upstairs, mandate, promote, raise, advance, regiment, relegate, task, transfer, upgrade, post |
| Derivation | designation |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | denominate |
| Has types | label, denote, number |
| Derivation | designation, designative |
designate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of designate
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The bill would designate the refuge's oil-rich coastal plain as wilderness area.
From the thenewstribune.com
Also designate a meeting place so that you can make sure everyone is out safely.
From the dispatch.com
The Obama administration has so far refused to designate China as a manipulator.
From the sfgate.com
He also would designate money for developing virtual schools and online courses.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
The Obama camp has yet to designate a chairperson for the California delegation.
From the dailynews.com
Designate an area for employee belongings away from food and food contact items.
From the toledoblade.com
Would MSHA deny the men's next-of-kin to designate a miners'rep on their behalf?
From the scienceblogs.com
If he doesn't do something fast, designate him to be the former Hawks president.
From the dailyherald.com
The E.P.A. this year may designate new restrictions on sulfur dioxide emissions.
From the nytimes.com
- Assign a name or title to
- Designate(ip): appointed but not yet installed in office
- Delegate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- Indicate: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
- Destine: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"
- (designation) appellation: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- (Designation (landmarks)) For historic landmarks or places in the United States, the terms "designated" and "designation" have official meanings, as determined by U.S. government agencies or a Landmarks Preservation Commission, etc. ...
- 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 ...
- (designation) The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication; Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment; direction; That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation; Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or ...
