Designate synonyms

indicate

To be or give a sign, token, or indication of; signify; betoken

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earmark

(By extension) To specify or set aside for a particular purpose.

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appoint

(Law) To direct the disposition of (property) to a person or persons in exercise of a power granted for this purpose by a preceding deed.

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set apart

Used other than as an idiom: to separate or isolate.

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designated

Having a specified designation

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signify

To be a sign or indication of; mean

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set-aside

To void or annul a judicial decision, order, and so on, usually on a motion to set aside by the party that is affected detrimentally and based upon some irregularity in the original proceeding.

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prefer

(Archaic) To recommend for advancement or appointment; promote.

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select

To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

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nominate

To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

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charge

To excite; rouse:

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choose (related)

To wish; to desire; to prefer.

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delegate (related)

(Computing, Internet) (of a subdomain) to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of yours

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designation

A pointing out; indication

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call

(In passive) Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.

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words (related)

To give a name or title to

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allocate

To set aside for a purpose

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point out

(Figuratively, idiomatic) To tell, remind, indicate.

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mark out

To set the boundaries of an area

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name

To give a name or title to; entitle; style

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characterize

To describe the qualities or peculiarities of:

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entitle

To entitle is defined as to give someone legal rights, a legal claim or official permission.

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term

To designate; call.

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favor

To resemble another in appearance:

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assignment

(Law) a transfer of something from one person to another, especially property, or a claim or right; the document that effects this transfer

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connotation

A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.

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nomination

The act or an instance of appointing a person to office.

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specification

A single item or article that has been specified.

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stipulation

A factual condition or requirement incorporated as a term of a contract; an agreement between opposing parties as to a procedure, as in a “stipulation to extend time to respond,” or a fact, as in “a stipulation as to liability.” A stipulation made by a party to a pending court case or made by the party’s lawyer with respect to the case is always binding.

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authorize

To give permission for (something); sanction:

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commission

To grant a military commission to.

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denominate

To issue or express in terms of a given monetary unit:

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dub

Dub is defined as to give a title or rank to, or to add a soundtrack in a film.

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elect

To select by divine will for salvation. Used of God.

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identify

To consider oneself as sharing certain characteristics or attitudes as another:

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label

To attach a label to; mark with a label

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mark

To show or indicate by a mark or marks

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mean

Either the second or third term of a proportion of four terms. In the proportion² /₃ =⁴ /₆ , the means are 3 and 4.

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set

To apply jewels to; stud:

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stigmatize

To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata.

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stipulate

To stipulate is to specify, demand or require something.

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style

Style means to form or arrange something in a particular way.

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title

To assign a title to; to entitle.

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appropriate

To set aside for a specific use or certain person

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tag

To tag is to attach someone’s name to a photograph on the social networking site, Facebook.

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make

(Second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.

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tap

To take advantage of; make use of:

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collect (related)

To call for and obtain payment of:

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money (related)

To set aside or apart for a specified purpose

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specific (related)

To give a name or title to

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choice (related)

To select for an office or position

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intend

To design for a specific purpose:

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destine

To assign for a specific end, use, or purpose:

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fate

To foreordain or predetermine, to make inevitable.

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doom

To condemn to ruination or death.

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point

To direct or aim:

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depute

To appoint or authorize as an agent or representative.

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protected (related)

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assign

To transfer one’s duty, interest, or right to another, especially regarding property or under a contract, so that the transferee has the same duty, interest, or right as the transferor had. See also assignment and delegate.

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denote

To denote is defined as to represent or be a sign of something.

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circumscription

A boundary or outline

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circumscribe

(Geom.) To draw a plane figure around (another plane figure) either to intersect each vertex of the inner figure, as a circle around a square, or to have each side of the outer figure tangent to the inner figure, as a square around a circle

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settle

To agree to or fix in advance:

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show

Show is defined as to bring into view, teach, or display.

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specify

To determine or bring about (a specific result):

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baptize

To subject to an initiation or an ordeal that purifies or cleanses