English adjective: designate | |||
1. | designate appointed but not yet installed in office | ||
Similar | incoming | ||
Antonyms | outgoing | ||
English verb: designate | |||
1. | designate (communication) assign a name or title to | ||
Synonyms | denominate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | denote, label, number | ||
2. | designate (social) give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | ||
Examples | They designate him to write the letter | ||
Synonyms | assign, delegate, depute | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appoint, charge | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | advance, break, bump, cast, cast, delegate, demote, depute, devolve, elevate, kick downstairs, kick upstairs, mandate, mandate, place, place, post, promote, raise, reassign, regiment, relegate, task, transfer, upgrade | ||
3. | designate (communication) indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively | ||
Samples | I showed the customer the glove section. He pointed to the empty parking space. He indicated his opponents. | ||
Synonyms | indicate, point, show | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | call attention, finger, point, point out, reflect, signalise, signalize | ||
4. | designate (communication) decree or designate beforehand | ||
Samples | She was destined to become a great pianist. | ||
Synonyms | destine, doom, fate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ordain | ||
5. | designate (cognition) design or destine | ||
Samples | She was intended to become the director. | ||
Synonyms | destine, intend, specify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plan | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aim, calculate, design, direct, mean, slate | ||