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designate
adjective
verb
appointed but not yet installed in office
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ESIGNAT
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈdɛzɪɡ.nət
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
appointed but not yet installed in office
verb
design or destine
“She was intended to become the director”
verb
decree or designate beforehand
“She was destined to become a great pianist”
verb
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
“I showed the customer the glove section”
verb
assign a name or title to
verb
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
In context
Example Sentences
She was intended to become the director
She was destined to become a great pianist
I showed the customer the glove section
He pointed to the empty parking space
he indicated his opponents
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