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designate
What does designate mean?
designate (verb): to call by a distinctive title; to name.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use designate in a sentence?
- Work and play are words used to designate the same thing under different conditions. (Tatoeba sentence #10780848 by AlanF_US, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce designate?
/ˈdɛzəɡˌneɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does designate come from?
Borrowed from Latin dēsignātus, perfect passive participle of designō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to designate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “designate” mean?
prove capable or fit; meet requirements
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spring back; spring away from an impact
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to call by a distinctive title; to name
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deprive somebody of something by deceit
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