Nouns (0)
Verbs (11)
denominate
v. assign a name or title to
specify, intend, destine
v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
fate, doom, destine
v. decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"
delegate, assign, depute, give an assignment to
v. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (1)
designate
adj. appointed but not yet installed in office
Fuzzynyms (64)
call, name
v. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
term, designate with a term, name formally
v. name formally or designate with a term
title, entitle, give a title to
v. give a title to
name, mention, bring up, cite, refer to, advert to
v. make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind
v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
bound, throttle, trammel, limit, restrict, restrain, confine
v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
define, give a definition for
v. give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"
demarcate, separate clearly
v. separate clearly and as if by boundaries
limit, restrict, put restrictions on
v. place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"
mean, think of, have in mind
v. intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
take, choose, select, make a choice, make a selection, pick out
v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
demand, condition, qualify, specify, stipulate
v. specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"
name, nominate, constitute, appoint
v. create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
entitle, gentle, ennoble
v. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially
v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
take, choose, select, make a choice, make a selection, pick out
v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
Synonyms (13)
inward, arriving, inbound
adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"
entering, ingoing
adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"
elect
adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"
future, succeeding, next
adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"
in
adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"
inflowing, influent
adj. flowing inward
inpouring
adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"
Antonyms (0)
designate
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