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designate

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

To appoint someone to a post, duty, office, etc.

Framework senses

NY DFS Part 500 (NYCRR Title 23, Chapter 1, Part 500)1 senseview framework →
§1
To appoint someone to a post, duty, office, etc.
Wordset Dictionary5 sensesview framework →
§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)