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designate

Todesignate is to appoint or assign someone to something, or to indicate or signify something. (verb)

  1. When you appoint someone as head of a project, this is an example of a situation where youdesignate him as the project leader.
  2. When a sign indicates that you should park in a certain spot, this is an example of a situation where a signdesignates a place to park.

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See designate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See designate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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