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designate
Overview of verb designate
The verb designate has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (12) designate, denominate -- (assign a name or title to)
2. (1) delegate, designate, depute, assign -- (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))
3. destine, fate, doom, designate -- (decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist")
4. intend, destine, designate, specify -- (design or destine; "She was intended to become the director")
Overview of adj designate
The adj designate has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. designate -- (appointed but not yet installed in office)
Grep of noun designate
designated driver
designated hitter
Antonyms of verb designate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb designate
4 senses of designate
Sense 1
designate, denominate
Sense 2
delegate, designate, depute, assign
=> appoint, charge
Sense 3
destine, fate, doom, designate
=> ordain
=> decree
=> declare
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 4
intend, destine, designate, specify
=> plan
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb designate
3 of 4 senses of designate
Sense 1
designate, denominate
=> denote
=> number
=> label
Sense 2
delegate, designate, depute, assign
=> mandate
=> cast
=> post
=> cast
=> devolve
=> task
=> place
=> regiment
=> transfer, reassign
=> delegate, depute
=> mandate
=> promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
=> demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs
=> place
Sense 4
intend, destine, designate, specify
=> mean
=> design
=> slate
=> calculate, aim, direct
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb designate
4 senses of designate
Sense 1
designate, denominate
Sense 2
delegate, designate, depute, assign
=> appoint, charge
Sense 3
destine, fate, doom, designate
=> ordain
Sense 4
intend, destine, designate, specify
=> plan
'Cause To' of verb designate
Derived Forms of verb designate
2 of 4 senses of designate
Sense 1
designate, denominate
RELATED TO>(noun) designation#1
=> appellation, denomination, designation, appellative
RELATED TO>(noun) designation#3
=> designation, identification
Sense 2
delegate, designate, depute, assign
RELATED TO>(noun) designation#2
=> appointment, assignment, designation, naming
Domain of verb designate
Domain Terms of verb designate
Familiarity of verb designate
designate used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb designate
4 senses of designate
Sense 1
designate, denominate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
delegate, designate, depute, assign
EX: They designate him to write the letter
Sense 3
destine, fate, doom, designate
*> Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sense 4
intend, destine, designate, specify
*> Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb designate
3 of 4 senses of designate
Sense 2
delegate, designate, depute, assign
> appoint, charge
=> delegate, designate, depute, assign
=> depute, deputize, deputise
=> name, nominate, make
=> empower, authorise, authorize
=> accredit
=> create
Sense 3
destine, fate, doom, designate
> ordain
=> predestine
=> will
=> destine, fate, doom, designate
Sense 4
intend, destine, designate, specify
> plan
=> schedule
=> chart
=> project, propose
=> frame, compose, draw up
=> plot
=> scheme
=> intend, destine, designate, specify
=> mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
=> lay out
=> schedule
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb designate
Sense 1
designate, denominate
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Sense 2
delegate, designate, depute, assign
=> appoint, charge
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Sense 3
destine, fate, doom, designate
=> ordain
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Sense 4
intend, destine, designate, specify
=> plan
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Grep of verb designate
designate
Antonyms of adj designate
1 sense of designate
Sense 1
designate(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA incoming) -> outgoing
Similarity of adj designate
1 sense of designate
Sense 1
designate(postnominal)
=> incoming (vs. outgoing)
Pertainyms of adj designate
Attributes of adj designate
Domain of adj designate
Domain Terms of adj designate
Familiarity of adj designate
designate used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj designate
designate
designated
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