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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024des•ig•nate /v. ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt; adj. -nɪt, -ˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing, adj. v. - [ ~ + obj] to mark or point out;
specify:He designated the points where we would meet. - [ ~ + obj + (as +) obj] to give a name or title to:The neighborhood was designated (as) a historic landmark area.
- to nominate or select;
assign: [ ~ + obj + (as +) obj]:She was designated (as) the chairperson.[ ~ + obj + to + verb]:She designated me to do the work.
adj. - Government[after a noun] named or selected for an office or position, but not yet installed:named ambassador-designate until her formal nomination procedure was finished.
des•ig•na•tion /ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]nicknamed "pretty boy,'' a designation he didn't like but endured.See -sign-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024des•ig•nate (v. dez′ig nāt′;adj. dez′ig nit, -nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing, adj. v.t. - to mark or point out;
indicate;
show;
specify. - to denote;
indicate;
signify. - to name;
entitle;
style. - to nominate or select for a duty, office, purpose, etc.;
appoint;
assign.
adj. - Governmentnamed or selected for an office, position, etc., but not yet installed (often used in combination following the noun it modifies):ambassador-designate.
- Latin dēsignātus, past participle of dēsignāre. See design, -ate1
- 1640–50
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