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'designate' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'designate' with 8 example sentences.


designate adjective

: appointed but not yet installed in office

designate verb

: assign a name or title to

: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

: decree or designate beforehand

: design or destine


  • All the seats on this train are designated for nonsmokers.
  • The last time we all went out drinking, I was the designated driver.
  • Churches are designated on the map with crosses.
  • Blue lines on the map designate rivers.
  • Cities are designated on this map as red dots.
  • This has been designated a conservation area.
  • We met at the designated spot.
  • My first deed as Senator is designating you as the official jester.
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