DESIGNATING

Verb

designating

present participle of designate

Source: Wiktionary


DESIGNATE

Des"ig*nate, a. Etym: [L. designatus, p. p. of designare. See Design, v. t.]

Definition: Designated; appointed; chosen. [R.] Sir G. Buck.

Des"ig*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Designated; p. pr. & vb. n. Designating.]

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.

Syn.

– To name; denominate; style; entitle; characterize; describe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET



Word of the Day

17 November 2024

MONASTICISM

(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins