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    • designate :indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
      • I showed the customer the glove section|He pointed to the empty parking space|he indicated his opponents

    • designate :decree or designate beforehand
      • She was destined to become a great pianist

    • designate :design or destine
      • She was intended to become the director

    • designate :assign a name or title to

      • designate :appointed but not yet installed in office

        • designate :give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

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