designate
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
To appoint someone to a post, duty, office, etc.
Framework senses
- §1
- To appoint someone to a post, duty, office, etc.
- §1
- design or destine
- §2
- decree or designate beforehand
- §3
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing
- §4
- assign a name or title to
- §5
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)