Des"ig*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Designated;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Designating.]
1. 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.
2. To call by a distinctive title; to name.
3. 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.
Des"ig*nate (?), a. [L. designatus, p. p. of designare. See Design, v. t.]
Designated;
appointed; chosen. [R.]
Sir G. Buck.
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