Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - designate
Designate
designate
v. & adj. --v.tr. 1 (often foll. by as) appoint to an office or function (designated him as postmaster general; designated his own successor). 2 specify or particularize (receives guests at designated times). 3 (often foll. by as) describe as; entitle, style. 4 serve as the name or distinctive mark of (English uses French words to designate ballet steps). --adj. (placed after noun) appointed to an office but not yet installed (bishop designate). Derivatives designator n. Etymology: L designare, past part. designatus (as DE-, signare f. signum mark)
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I. adjective Etymology: Latin designatus, past participle of designare Date: 1629 chosen but not yet installed , II. transitive verb (-nated; -nating) Date: 1639 to indicate and set apart for a specific purpose, office, or duty , 2. to point out the location of , to distinguish as to class , specify, stipulate , denote , to call by a distinctive title, term, or expression , designative adjective designator noun designatory adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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