Designate - Definition

adj 1: appointed but not yet installed in office
v 1: assign a name or title to [syn: designate, denominate]
2: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task
to (a person) [syn: delegate, designate, depute,
assign]
3: 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" [syn: indicate, point,
designate, show]
4: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a
great pianist" [syn: destine, fate, doom, designate]
5: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
[syn: intend, destine, designate, specify]