designate: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 11 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of designate
adj
- not-comparable
Designated; appointed; chosen.
- UK, not-comparable
Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.
Source: Wiktionary — designate.
verb
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
Example: to designate the boundaries of a country
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
Listed forms: designates, designating, designated.
Source: Wiktionary — designate.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for designate.
verb
assign a name or title to
verb
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
verb
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
verb
decree or designate beforehand
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is designate in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of designate
D(2) + E(1) + S(1) + I(1) + G(2) + N(1) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of designate
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from designate
366 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in designate. Showing up to 24, longest first.