Designate can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| designate - appointed but not yet installed in office | ||
Verb |
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| designate - assign a name or title to | ||
| designate - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | ||
| designate - indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" | ||
| designate - design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" | ||
| designate - decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" |
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| 1. | adj. | Blue lines on the map designate rivers. | |
| 2. | adj. | The blue lines on the map designate rivers. | |
| 3. | verb | The World Health Organization will decide Thursday whether to designate the coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency. | |
| 4. | verb | Each football team needs to designate a captain. |
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| adj. | |
| Blue lines on the map designate rivers. | |
| The blue lines on the map designate rivers. | |
| verb | |
| The World Health Organization will decide Thursday whether to designate the coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency. | |
| Each football team needs to designate a captain. | |