English > designate: 6 senses > verb 2, social| Meaning | Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) . |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP |
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| Model | They designate him to write the letter |
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| Synonyms | delegate, depute, assign |
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| Narrower | cast | select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet |
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| cast | Assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors |
| delegate, depute | transfer power to someone |
| demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs | Assign to a lower position |
| devolve | Pass on or delegate to another |
| mandate | Assign authority to |
| mandate | Assign under a mandate |
| place | Assign to (a job or a home) |
| place | place somebody in a particular situation or location |
| post | Assign to a post |
| promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate | Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position |
| regiment | Assign to a regiment |
| task | Assign a task to |
| transfer, reassign | transfer somebody to a different position or location of work |
| Broader | appoint, charge | Assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to |
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| Spanish | asignar, atribuir, delegar, designar |
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| Catalan | assignar, delegar, designar |
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| Nouns | designation | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position |
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English > designate: 6 senses > verb 3, communication| Meaning | Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Synonyms | indicate, point, show |
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| Narrower | finger | Indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments |
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| point | Indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle |
| reflect | manifest or bring back |
| signalize, signalise, point out, call attention | point out carefully and clearly |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
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| Spanish | apuntar, demostrar, designar, enseñar, indicar, mostrar, presentar, probar, revelar, señalar |
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| Catalan | apuntar, assenyalar, demostrar, designar, ensenyar, indicar, mostrar, presentar, provar, revelar |
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