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• designate — [dez′ig nāt΄; ] for adj. [, dez′ignit, dez′ignāt΄] adj. [ME < L designatus, pp. of designare: see DESIGN] named for an office, etc. but not yet in it [ambassador designate] vt. designated, designating 1. to point out; mark out; indicate;… …   English World dictionary

• designate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin designatus, past participle of designare Date: 1629 chosen but not yet installed < ambassador designate > II. transitive verb ( nated; nating) Date: 1639 1. to indicate and set apart for a spec …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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 — 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 [ 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 — designative, designatory /dez ig neuh tawr ee, tohr ee, dez ig nay teuh ree/, adj. designator, n. designee, n. v. /dez ig nayt /; adj. /dez ig nit, nayt /, v., designated, designating, adj. v.t. 1. to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify …   Universalium

• designate — des•ig•nate v. [[t]ˈdɛz ɪgˌneɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] nɪt, ˌneɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing, adj. 1) to mark or point out; specify 2) to denote; signify; mean 3) to name; entitle; style 4) to nominate or select, as for a duty or office 5) gov named or… …   From formal English to slang

• designate — verb (t) /ˈdɛzɪgneɪt / (say dezignayt) (designated, designating) 1. to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify. 2. to name; entitle; style. 3. to nominate or select for a duty, office, purpose, etc.; appoint; assign. –adjective /ˈdɛzɪgnət /… …  

• ambassador — ambassador, legate, nuncio, minister, envoy, internuncio, chargé d’affaires all designate a diplomatic agent serving his sovereign or government in a foreign country and are here compared with reference to their order of precedence as fixed by… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration — The Foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration is the foreign policy of the United States from January 20, 2009 onward under the administration of President Barack Obama. Some of Obama s major foreign policy advisors include Secretary of… …   Wikipedia

• Nayirah (testimony) — refers to the controversial testimony given before the non governmental Congressional Human Rights Caucus on October 10, 1990, by a female who provided only her first name, Nayirah. In her emotional testimony, Nayirah stated that she had… …   Wikipedia