designating
present participle of designate
Source: Wiktionary
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
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
