designate.
Designated; appointed; chosen.
Meaning & usage
Designated; appointed; chosen.
Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin dēsignātus, perfect passive participle of designō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of design.
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
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.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin dēsignātus, perfect passive participle of designō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of design.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.