Alice will designate Andrew as our representative.
•She designated herself as the head of the committee.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
designate — designates, designating, designated (The verb is pronounced [[t]de̱zɪgneɪt[/t]]. The adjective is pronounced [[t]de̱zɪgnət[/t]].) 1) VERB When you designate someone or something, you formally give them a particular description or name. [V n as n] … English dictionary
designate — ▪ I. designate des‧ig‧nate 1 [ˈdezɪgneɪt] verb [transitive] JOBS to choose someone or something for a particular job or purpose: • Mr Timmer has been designated to succeed Mr van der Klugt. • The government designated the aircraft industry as a… … Financial and business terms
designate — I UK [ˈdezɪɡneɪt] / US [ˈdezɪɡˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms designate : present tense I/you/we/they designate he/she/it designates present participle designating past tense designated past participle designated * 1) to formally choose… … English dictionary
designate — des|ig|nate1 [ˈdezıgneıt] v [T usually passive] 1.) to choose someone or something for a particular job or purpose be designated sth ▪ The lake was recently designated a conservation area. designate sth as/for sth ▪ Funds were designated for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
designate — 1 verb (T) 1 to choose someone or something for a particular job or purpose: designate sth as/for: We re going to designate this room as a no smoking area. | designate sb to do sth: She has been designated to take over the position of treasurer.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
designate — des|ig|nate1 [ dezıg,neıt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to formally choose someone or something for a particular purpose: Nobody has yet been designated as group leader. social workers designated to work with difficult children 2. ) FORMAL to give… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
designate — [ˈdezɪgˌneɪt] verb [T] 1) to formally choose someone or something for a particular purpose 2) formal to give someone or something a particular name designation [ˌdezɪgˈneɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
designate — / dezɪgneɪt/ verb to identify something or someone in a particular way … Marketing dictionary in english
Adjectives — ◊ GRAMMAR An adjective is a word that is used to describe someone or something or give information about them. ◊ form The form of an adjective does not change: the same form is used for singular and plural, for subject and object, and for male… … Useful english dictionary
adjectives — ◊ GRAMMAR An adjective is a word that is used to describe someone or something or give information about them. ◊ form The form of an adjective does not change: the same form is used for singular and plural, for subject and object, and for male… … Useful english dictionary
List of French words and phrases used by English speakers — Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. English contains many words of French origin, such as art, collage, competition, force, machine, police, publicity, role, routine, table, and many other Anglicized… … Wikipedia
