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English

Etymology

Latin designatus, past participle of designare

Pronunciation

Adjective

designate (not comparable)

  1. Designated; appointed; chosen.

Verb

to designate (third-person singular simple present designates, present participle designating, simple past and past participle designated)

  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; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.

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Italian

Verb

designate

  1. second person plural present tense and imperative of designare
  2. Feminine plural of designato

Adjective

designate

  1. Feminine plural of designato

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The Associated Press ... government at critical junctures in the project to designate a representative with whom the joint venture should negotiate the payment of bribes. ... French Firm to Pay $338 Million to Settle Bribery Charges Business Ethics Magazine (blog) Engineering Firm Technip Settles DOJ Probe For $338 Million Capital.gr (press release)
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