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designate

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Synonyms: delignate, denigrate, desiccate, designated, designator, destinate, designates, demigrate, resinate, designee, desicate

Antonyms: delignate, denigrate, desiccate, designated, designator, destinate, designates, demigrate, resinate, designee, desicate

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Adjective

  1. Designated; [[appointed]]; [[chosen]].
  2. {{lb|en|UK}} {{n-g|Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.}}

Verb

  1. To [[mark out]] and make known; to [[point out]]; to [[indicate]]; to [[show]]; to [[distinguish]] by marks or description
  2. To [[call]] by a distinctive title; to name.
  3. 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.

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