1. adjective /ˈdɛzɪɡ.nət,ˈdɛzɪɡ.neɪt,ˈdɛzɪɡ.neɪt/
Designated; appointed; chosen.
2. verb /ˈdɛzɪɡ.nət,ˈdɛzɪɡ.neɪt,ˈdɛzɪɡ.neɪt/
a) 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.
b) To call by a distinctive title; to name.
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