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designate Definition

des·ig·nate (dez′ig nāt′; for adj., -nit, -nāt′)

adjective

named for an office, etc. but not yet in it ambassador designate

Etymology: ME < L designatus, pp. of designare: see design

transitive verb -·nat′ed, -·nat′·ing

  1. to point out; mark out; indicate; specify
  2. to refer to by a distinguishing name, title, etc.; name
  3. to name for an office or duty; appoint

designate Related Forms

des′·ig·na′·tive adjective des′·ig·na′·tor noun

designate Synonyms

designate

v.

  1. To specify

    indicate, set apart, point out, mark out, name, characterize, entitle, term, denote, signify, set aside, allocate, earmark, appoint, assign, prefer, favor; see also choose 1, name 1.

  2. To appoint

    select, nominate, name, charge; see assign 1, delegate 1.

designate Usage Examples

Object

  • supervisor: No personal license will be required to supply alcohol at a Club Premises and there is no need to have a designated premises supervisor.
  • area: Smoking Designated smoking areas are being created within wards for patients only.
  • bay: Disabled badge holders: There will be a number of designated disabled bays.
  • officer: The LA designated officer then decides whether to involve social care or the police.
  • zone: With a limited budget up front, we were able to deploy a number of units of our choice across several designated drop zones.
  • person: Usually the owner or designer of the website is the person designated to drive traffic to the site.

Preposition: as

  • area: As such the valley of the river Tamar is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
  • site: This was to be designated as a brown field site for possible future harbor related development.

Modifying Another Word

  • specially: Displays A specially designated area is available for displays of pupils work.
  • officially: In 1989 the Center was officially designated a World Health Organization Collaborating Center.
  • nationally: DEFRA understand that the reference to national legislation is only to nationally designated sites.
  • formally: Several formally designated protected areas ( including San Rafael ) appear to exist in name alone.
  • specifically: Bicycles must not be brought into residences at any time, except to specifically designated areas.
  • expressly: Certain provisions of these terms of use may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages of this Website.

Used with why or when

who: The unit is a designated WHO Collaborating Center for reference and research on diphtheria.

Infinitive complement

protect: Management of Nature Reserves Nature reserves are usually designated to protect a particular species, assemblage of species, or specific habitats.

Present participle complement

recommend: The agency announced the creation of the first 80 designated recommending bodies on 24 June.

Preposition: in

accordance: Plans or projects that may have a significant effect on sites designated in accordance with the Directive have to be assessed.

Preposition: under

convention: Ramsar sites are designated under the Convention of Wetlands of International Importance.

Preposition: for

purpose: Wherever possible items to be the subject of hot work should be removed to a safe area designated for that purpose.