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   designate

   verb

   • 1. appoint (someone) to a specified office or post: "he was designated as prime minister" Similar appointnominatedeputedelegateselectchoosepickdecide onsettle onelectnameidentifyassignallotco-optordaininductinformal:plump for
   • ▪ officially give a specified status or name to: "the Wye Valley is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty" Similar classifyclasspronouncelabeltagnamecallentitletermchristendubstylebrandformal:denominate

   adjective

   • 1. appointed to an office or post but not yet installed: "the Director designate"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin designat- ‘designated’, from designare, based on signum ‘a mark’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. designator noun

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   What does 'designate as' mean?

   • The meaning of 'designate as' is 'to choose (someone or something) for (a particular role or purpose)' —often used as 'be designated as'.

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   What does designated mean?

   • 1. To indicate or specify; point out: a fence that designates the property boundary. 2. To give a name or title to; characterize: The 1920s have been designated as the "Roaring Twenties." 3. To select and set aside for a duty, office, or purpose: designated a delegate to represent our department; designated funds for the project.

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   What does formally designate a person mean?

   • 1. When you designate someone or something as a particular thing, you formally give them that description or name. [...] 2. If something is designated for a particular purpose, it is set aside for that purpose. [...] 3. When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job.

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   How do you designate a person?

   • When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job. Designate someone as the spokesperson. [VERB noun + as] The President's designated successor is his son. [VERB-ed] Designate is used to describe someone who has been formally chosen to do a particular job, but has not yet started doing it.

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   What is a specially designated area?

   • specially designated This area of the park has been specially designated for children. designate something as something They officially designated the area as unsuitable for human habitation. designate something something One strip of beachfront has been designated a new tourism zone.

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   How do you designate an appropriate place for an event?

   • It might be difficult to designate [= select] an appropriate place for the event. We need to designate [= appoint] a new leader. The park has been designated as a wildlife refuge. He was designated to be team captain. We designated [= named] the first one “alpha.” The four parts were designated A, B, C, and D in the diagram.

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   DESIGNATE definition: 1. to choose someone officially to do a particular job: 2. to say officially that a place or thing…. Learn more.

   • Designated

     DESIGNATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of...

   • English (US)

     DESIGNATE meaning: 1. to choose someone officially to do a...

   • Traditional

     DESIGNATE translate: 指定，選定;委派, 指定，劃定（特徵、用途）,...

   • Simplified

     DESIGNATE translate: 指定，选定;委派, 指定，划定（特征、用途）,...

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   When you designate someone or something as a particular thing, you formally give them that description or name.

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   To designate is to give something a specific status. If you designate your house an opera-free zone, it means that you've officially declared that no opera is allowed to be played there.

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   When you designate someone or something as a particular thing, you formally give them that description or name.

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   1. To indicate or specify; point out: a fence that designates the property boundary. 2. To give a name or title to; characterize: The 1920s have been designated as the "Roaring Twenties." 3. To select and set aside for a duty, office, or purpose: designated a delegate to represent our department; designated funds for the project.

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   Designate definition: to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.. See examples of DESIGNATE used in a sentence.

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   :to officially choose (someone or something) to do or be something:to officially give (someone or something) a particular role or purpose. It might be difficult to designate [= select] an appropriate place for the event. We need to designate [= appoint] a new leader. — often used as (be) designated.