designate
pronunciation
How to pronounce designate in British English:
UK [ˈdezɪɡneɪt]
How to pronounce designate in American English:
US [ˈdezɪɡneɪt]
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- Verb:
- assign a name or title to
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- decree or designate beforehand
- design or destine
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- Adjective:
- appointed but not yet installed in office
Word Origin
- designate (adj.)
- 1640s, from Latin designatus, past participle of designare (see design (v.)).
- designate (v.)
- As a verb, from 1791, from designate (adj.) or else a back-formation from designation. Related: Designated; designating.
Example
- 1. Designate a night when you don 't cook .
- 2. Wales and scotland are expected to designate other marine conservation areas later this year .
- 3. He promised to designate an ombudsman to look after the rights of foreign businessmen .
- 4. No , the lasting answer , mr olmert offered then , was to designate final , internationally endorsed borders between israel and " the state of palestine " .
- 5. They agreed to designate mario draghi , the governor of italy 's central bank , as the successor to jean-claude trichet at the helm of the european central bank ( ecb ) later this year .