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designate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin designatus, past participle of designare. Doublet of design.
Pronunciation
- (adjective) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?z??.n?t/, /?d?z??.ne?t/
- (verb) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?z??.ne?t/
Adjective
designate (not comparable)
- Designated; appointed; chosen.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir G. Buck to this entry?)
- (Britain) Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.
Verb
designate (third-person singular simple present designates, present participle designating, simple past and past participle designated)
- To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
- To call by a distinctive title; to name.
- 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.
Synonyms
- (mark out and make known): denote, describe, indicate, note
- (call by a distinctive title): denominate, entitle, name, style; see also Thesaurus:denominate
- (set apart for a purpose or duty): allocate, earmark; see also Thesaurus:set apart
Derived terms
- designated driver
- designated hitter
Related terms
- codesignative
- designation
- designative
- designatum
Translations
Further reading
- designate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- designate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Interlingua
Participle
designate
- past participle of designar
Italian
Verb
designate
- second-person plural present and imperative of designare
- feminine plural of designato
Adjective
designate
- feminine plural of designato
Anagrams
- disegnate
- sdegniate
Latin
Verb
d?sign?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of d?sign?
References
- designate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- designate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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dedicate
English
Etymology
From Latin d?dic?tus, past participle of d?dic? (“I dedicate, proclaim”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?d?ke?t/
Verb
dedicate (third-person singular simple present dedicates, present participle dedicating, simple past and past participle dedicated)
- (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
- (transitive) To set apart for a special use
- (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
- (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
- (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
- (transitive) To show to the public for the first time
Synonyms
- (set apart for religious purposes): behallow, hallow; see also Thesaurus:consecrate
- (set apart for a special use): allocate, earmark; see also Thesaurus:set apart
- (commit to a particular course): devote
Translations
Adjective
dedicate (comparative more dedicate, superlative most dedicate)
- (obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
Italian
Verb
dedicate
- second-person plural present indicative of dedicare
- second-person plural imperative of dedicare
Participle
dedicate f pl
- feminine plural of the past participle of dedicare
Latin
Verb
d?dic?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of d?dic?
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