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Our resolution urges all Latin American and Caribbean countries to designate al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad as terrorist organizations.
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Meaning of "designate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DESIGNATE

From Latin dēsignātus marked out, defined.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DESIGNATE

designate  [ˈdɛzɪɡˌneɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESIGNATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Designate is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb designate in English.

WHAT DOES DESIGNATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of designate in the English dictionary

The first definition of designate in the dictionary is to indicate or specify. Other definition of designate is to give a name to; style; entitle. Designate is also to select or name for an office or duty; appoint.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DESIGNATE

PRESENT

Present
I designate
you designate
he/she/it designates
we designate
you designate
they designate
Present continuous
I am designating
you are designating
he/she/it is designating
we are designating
you are designating
they are designating
Present perfect
I have designated
you have designated
he/she/it has designated
we have designated
you have designated
they have designated
Present perfect continuous
I have been designating
you have been designating
he/she/it has been designating
we have been designating
you have been designating
they have been designating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I designated
you designated
he/she/it designated
we designated
you designated
they designated
Past continuous
I was designating
you were designating
he/she/it was designating
we were designating
you were designating
they were designating
Past perfect
I had designated
you had designated
he/she/it had designated
we had designated
you had designated
they had designated
Past perfect continuous
I had been designating
you had been designating
he/she/it had been designating
we had been designating
you had been designating
they had been designating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will designate
you will designate
he/she/it will designate
we will designate
you will designate
they will designate
Future continuous
I will be designating
you will be designating
he/she/it will be designating
we will be designating
you will be designating
they will be designating
Future perfect
I will have designated
you will have designated
he/she/it will have designated
we will have designated
you will have designated
they will have designated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been designating
you will have been designating
he/she/it will have been designating
we will have been designating
you will have been designating
they will have been designating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would designate
you would designate
he/she/it would designate
we would designate
you would designate
they would designate
Conditional continuous
I would be designating
you would be designating
he/she/it would be designating
we would be designating
you would be designating
they would be designating
Conditional perfect
I would have designate
you would have designate
he/she/it would have designate
we would have designate
you would have designate
they would have designate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been designating
you would have been designating
he/she/it would have been designating
we would have been designating
you would have been designating
they would have been designating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you designate
we let´s designate
you designate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to designate
Past participle
designated
Present Participle
designating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESIGNATE


alternate
ˈɔːltəˌneɪt
carbonate
ˈkɑːbəˌneɪt
coordinate
kəʊˈɔːdɪˌneɪt
discriminate
dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪt
disseminate
dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt
dominate
ˈdɒmɪˌneɪt
eliminate
ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt
hibernate
ˈhaɪbəˌneɪt
illuminate
ɪˈluːmɪˌneɪt
impersonate
ɪmˈpɜːsəˌneɪt
impregnate
ˈɪmprɛɡˌneɪt
indesignate
ɪnˈdɛzɪɡˌneɪt
laminate
ˈlæmɪˌneɪt
nominate
ˈnɒmɪˌneɪt
originate
əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪt
polycarbonate
ˌpɒlɪˈkɑːbəˌneɪt
rejuvenate
rɪˈdʒuːvɪˌneɪt
resonate
ˈrɛzəˌneɪt
sultanate
ˈsʌltəˌneɪt
terminate
ˈtɜːmɪˌneɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESIGNATE

design
designable
designated
designated area
designated driver
designated employment
designation
designative
designator
designatory
designedly
designee
designer
designer baby
designer drug
designer stubble
designful
designing
designingly
designless

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESIGNATE

affectionate
agnate
bicarbonate
cognate
compassionate
determinate
disproportionate
donate
fortunate
innate
magnate
ordinate
ornate
passionate
pomegranate
predesignate
senate
stagnate
subordinate
unfortunate

Synonyms and antonyms of designate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DESIGNATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «designate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of designate

Translation of «designate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESIGNATE

Find out the translation of designate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of designate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «designate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

命名
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nombrar
570 millions of speakers

English

designate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नामित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعيين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

назначить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

designar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নামকরণ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désigner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menetapkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

benennen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

称する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지명하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngrancang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

định
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நியமிக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियुक्त करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tayin etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

designare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyznaczyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

призначити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

desemna
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορίζουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanwys
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

beteckna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utpeke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of designate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESIGNATE»

The term «designate» is very widely used and occupies the 22.122 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESIGNATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «designate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «designate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about designate

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4 QUOTES WITH «DESIGNATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word designate.
1
Samuel Alexander
It is more difficult to designate this form of conation on its practical side by a satisfactory name.
2
Jean-Francois Cope
Antiwhite racism is developing in sections of our cities where individuals - some of whom have French nationality - contemptuously designate French people as gaulois on the pretext they don't share the same religion, color or origins.
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Tom Lantos
Our resolution urges all Latin American and Caribbean countries to designate al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad as terrorist organizations.
4
Robert Mugabe
We have said the first step was to designate the land, inform the owners. And the second would be to get the responses from the owners. And this will be openly done.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESIGNATE»

Discover the use of designate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to designate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rank and Participation in the Republican Senate
THE ANCESTRAL CUSTOM: CONSULS-DESIGNATE One consul-designate from the time before Cicero, M. Livius (Cos. II 207), is shown speaking in the senate, though not as rogatus.1 As we have seen, Silanus (Cos. 62)2 and Marcellinus ...
‎1998
2
Congressional Record, V. 150, PT. 9, June 2, 2004 to June ...
H.R. 3029/S. 1596, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service, located at 225 North Main Street in Jonesboro, Georgia as the "S. Truett Cathy Post Office Building". 8. H.R. 3059, to designate the facility of the United States ...
‎2009
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A Forest of Stars: The Saga of the Seven Suns
SELECTED NOBLE-BORN CHILDREN OF PRIME DESIGNATE JORA'H ( DESIGNATES-IN-WAITING) Zan'nh, oldest, half-breed with soldier kith* Thor'h, oldest, purebred, future Prime Designate Yazra'h, oldest noble daughter ** Daro' h, ...
Kevin J. Anderson, 2003
4
Pensions, Bonuses, and Veteran's Relief: Parts 0 to 17
[13 FR 7129, Nov. 27, 1948] §12.9 Rights of designate; sales instruction; transportation charges. (a) Upon death of a veteran admitted as such to a field facility, the Manager or his or her designated representative will cause notice ( parts I and V ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2011
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Biennial Report
shop clei Keep shop clean and whitewash the walls thoroughly Cover all exposed set screws and couplings; keep gates to main entrance unlocked during working hours; designate water closets; case Id electric motor Uenort accidents: ...
Minnesota. Dept. of Labor and Industry, 1895
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Between Israel and God
[If the farmer] did not designate some of the standing [crop as pe'ah], he should designate some of the [grain bound into] sheaves. [If he] did not designate some of the [grain bound into] sheaves [as pe'ah], he should designate some of the ...
Jacob Neusner, 2000
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Congressional Record, V. 149, PT. 25, Daily Digest, 108th ...
H.R. 1882, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, Florida, as the "Arthur 'Pappy' Kennedy Post Office". H.R. 1883, to designate the facility of the United States Postal ...
Congress, 2009
8
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
a person known to be incompetent, delivery of the funds or effects will be made only to the designate's guardian or custodian upon qualification. The right of the designate to receive possession ceases when he or she refuses to accept delivery ...
9
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(h) To delegate any of his authority to such officers, agents, or persons as he may designate and to provide for the subdelegation of any such authority. § 1605.6 National Appeal Board. (a) There is hereby created and established within the ...
10
Criteria for Highway Routing of Hazardous Materials
States that designate highway routes must follow the FHWA regulations (49 CFR Part 397.61-225), including provisions for public participation, consultation, through shipment considerations, reasonable access to terminals and facilities, ...
Deborah K. Shaver, Marsha Kaiser, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESIGNATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term designate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Keller police designate safe exchange zone
Residents looking for a safe place to buy, sell or trade in Keller can now use a monitored space designated for exchanges. The Keller Police ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
2
Group looking to designate SS Badger route as Highway 10
The 2015 season is the Badger's first with a new system for collecting coal ash to keep it from being dumped into Lake Michigan. (Photo from: ... «WHBL Sheboygan, Jul 15»
3
House of Prophecies and Prayer congregants ask panel to …
House of Prophecies and Prayer congregants ask panel to designate part of Berkeley St. as 'Sadie Miles Way'. Hour file photo. Sadie Lee Miles ... «Thehour.com, Jul 15»
4
Detroit Tigers designate Josh Wilson for assignment to make room …
The Detroit Tigers had to send someone packing to make room for first baseman Marc Krauss. That someone was Josh Wilson. The Tigers ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Phillies designate Kevin Correia for assignment, more moves coming?
The Phillies have opened up three roster spots over the last couple weeks, and two in the last 24 hours. Is something up? Tweet Share on ... «The Good Phight, Jul 15»
6
Royals designate reliever Jason Frasor, recall outfielder Paulo …
The elevator to the ground floor of Kauffman Stadium pinged at 4:06 p.m. on Monday, and Jason Frasor entered it alone. He awoke that day as ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
7
China nominates Jin Liqun AIIB's president-designate
China on Monday nominated Jin Liqun as the president-designate of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). A selection process for ... «Chinadaily USA, Jul 15»
8
Saving streets: Canton to designate truck routes
The idea is to confer with major manufacturers to make sure their drivers have access to directions in and out of Canton before drafting ... «Massillon Independent, Jul 15»
9
Mariners designate Bloomquist for assignment to clear space for …
The Seattle Mariners designated Bloomquist, a South Kitsap High School graduate, for assignment Thursday morning to clear roster space for ... «The Bellingham Herald, Jul 15»
10
Braves designate Nick Masset and Dana Eveland for assignment
Relievers Nick Masset and Dana Eveland were part of the reason why the Phillies were able to score four runs in the top of the 10th inning on ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»

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