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The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

designate

SYLLABICATION:	des·ig·nate
PRONUNCIATION:	dzg-nt
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: des·ig·nat·ed, des·ig·nat·ing, des·ig·nates 1. To indicate or specify; point out. 2. To give a name or title to; characterize. 3. To select and set aside for a duty, an office, or a purpose. See synonyms at allocate. , appoint.
ADJECTIVE:	(-nt) Appointed but not yet installed in office: the commissioner designate.
ETYMOLOGY:	Latin dsignre, dsignt- : d-, de- + signre, to mark (from signum, sign; see sek^w-¹ in Appendix I).
OTHER FORMS:	desig·native, desig·na·tory (-n-tôr, -tr) —ADJECTIVE desig·nator —NOUN


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