The Collaborative International Dictionary
Designate \Des"ig*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Designated; p. pr. & vb. n. Designating.]
To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters who are to be arrested.
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
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To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; -- with to or for; as, to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
Syn: To name; denominate; style; entitle; characterize; describe.
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vb. (present participle of designate English)
Usage examples of "designating".
His sleeve braids matched Sulu's, designating technical specialists, and I suddenly realized it was he Uhura had paged to the bridge.
The rich golden fabric, outlined in black, sparkled with the triangular insignia and the wrist slashes designating rank and assignment.
I'm designating Captain Nash as my second-in-command with the special grade of Commodore for the duration of this incident.
Lawmer was a gentleman who had the right to place numerous letters designating university degrees after his name, and he had just been appointed to the chair of chemical research in one of the nations most erudite universities.
He passed a stone marker designating a Revolutionary War site and was tempted to stop and stretch his legs, but decided to press on to his destination before it became dark.
He did not relish playing God with men's lives, designating priorities over who was saved first or last.
We're designating the Arthur detachment Bogey One, the task group to system north is Bogey Two, the one to system south is Bogey Three, and the one astern of us is Bogey Four.
Citizen Captain Bianca Polanco, Timoleon's skipper, had been involved with that training from the outset, and Groenewold had taken the highly unusual step of designating Polanco as the tactical commander of TF 12.
The patrol voidhawks formed a sub-Consensus of their own, designating approach vectors and swallow manoeuvres to englobe the invader.
That was when she had her crash course on using news hound’s filter program accessories and designating more refined search parameters.
Ordinary acolytes were easy: dividing them into pairs or threes, designating cafes and shops where they should wait, keeping their weapons out of sight in bags or backpacks.
While the pilot actually made the shot, the designating specialist—Technical Sergeant May Peters, in this case—guided the computer as it worked with the various inputs and prioritized potential hits.
The name Asteroid Dancer appeared, with a line beneath designating the vessel a YT-1500 freighter.
He touched his tactical display, designating the rearmost one as a secondary target.
Blanche rose from the custom of designating Maurice by his Christian name, which prevailed in the neighborhood.