designate Synonyms
designate Meaning
designate (v)
assign a name or title to
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
decree or designate beforehand
design or destine
designate (s)
appointed but not yet installed in office
designate (v. t.)
Designated; appointed; chosen.
To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters who are to be arrested.
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; -- with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
designate Sentence Examples
- In the organizational chart, the arrows clearly designate the flow of authority.
- Please designate a representative to attend the meeting on behalf of your department.
- The red flags designate areas that are off-limits to visitors due to construction.
- The star on the map is used to designate the location of our meeting point.
- The yellow lines on the road designate the pedestrian crossing zones.
- The committee will designate specific roles for each member to ensure efficiency.
- The sign above the door designates this room as the conference room.
- We need to designate a budget for marketing expenses for the upcoming quarter.
- The blue ribbons designate winners in each category of the competition.
- The company will designate certain days for employee training sessions to improve skills.
FAQs About the word designate
assign a name or title to, give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person), indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spa
set, appoint, specify,choose, pick, select, name, announce, assign, prefer
discharge, discharge, fire, remove, expel,dismiss, remove, expel, dismiss, fire
In the organizational chart, the arrows clearly designate the flow of authority.
Please designate a representative to attend the meeting on behalf of your department.
The red flags designate areas that are off-limits to visitors due to construction.
The star on the map is used to designate the location of our meeting point.
