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designate

/ˈdɛzəɡˌneɪt/ · 9 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. verb

    assign a name or title to

  2. verb

    give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

  3. verb

    indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

    I showed the customer the glove section

  4. verb

    decree or designate beforehand

    She was destined to become a great pianist

  5. verb

    design or destine

    She was intended to become the director

  6. adjective

    appointed but not yet installed in office

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