to designate
124
5.0
- verb
- /ˈdɛzɪɡneɪt/
- Formal
:
designar
- The neighborhood had been officially designated by a former mayor's task force as the gang zone.
- designated leader
- designated person
- designated successor
So I have people designated to do short term housing.
- So I have people designated to do short term housing.
- Will can't do that, but you can designate guardians that you believe will take care of your child the best possible in your absence.
- It's a month that we've designated to remind us that there are people that go through seemingly unwinnable fights each and every day, on a daily basis.
- This video is designated for you men, so I hope this is something that helps you along the way in a relationship or even when you're seeing.
Examples
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The EU has been far less successful in its efforts to designate other terrorist groups.
Academic text (2008) -
Will can't do that, but you can designate guardians that you believe will take care of your child the best possible in your absence.
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So I have people designated to do short term housing.
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And when the time comes, you will designate your successor.
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Our new arrangement provided a regular, designated time for us to collaborate with each other.
Academic text (2013) -
Data are certified by a designated official at the state level before submission.
Academic text (2013) -
I also intend to designate Brazil as a major non NATO ally.
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Attention, Atlanta and Miami passengers, please report immediately to designated gates for your on time departure.
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Four outstanding teachers are recognized each year by being designated as "Chancellor's Commonwealth Professors."
Academic text (1990) -
The president said they will designate a team to work out details.
Synonyms
580
3.2
Officially choose someone for a job or role
487
2.7
Give someone a specific task, duty, or position of responsibility
461
3.4
To officially suggest someone for a job or honor
456
2.8
To officially choose someone for a job or position
45
5.5
To officially schedule a person or event for a specific time
27
7.2
To officially choose someone for a job, often as a sign that they have power
5
4.3
To register someone for an activity or list and give them a specific role
1
7.8
To choose someone to act for you
1
6.6
To officially put someone into a position or office
Antonyms
How Official
- Formal
69
3.9
- Formal
580
3.2
- Formal
124
5.0
461
3.4
823
2.5
∞
1.0
283
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Designate comes from the Latin designare, from de- and signare, from signum meaning 'mark' or 'sign', the same root as the English word sign. Picture a person being 'marked' by a name or sign for a job. So, to designate someone is to officially choose or appoint them.