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Meanings of designate in English

Catalan
assignar
Spanish
asignar

To give something to (a person), or assign a task to (a person).

assignar
Spanish
destinar

Decree or designate beforehand.

destinar
Portuguese
destinar
Catalan
destinar
Spanish
destinar

Design or destine.

destinar
Portuguese
mostrar
Catalan
assenyalar
Spanish
demostrar

Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively.

mostrar
Synonyms
Examples for "point"
Examples for "point"
1
These results therefore point to continued private sector expansion throughout the year.
The Guardian
2
Case in point: the current end of financial year and mid-year sales.
News.com.au
3
The situation in the North West is now well beyond crisis point.
The South African
4
The budget is a key point of political contention this election year.
Reuters
5
A year ago, football was in crisis - up to a point.
The Irish Times
1
However, the new results show the house cat lineage is far older.
BBC
2
But the Justice Department officials said their work did show good progress.
Reuters
3
Azad said: The problem is that nobody can show any convincing solution.
The Guardian
4
However, they also show major improvements in safeguarding practice in recent times.
The Irish Times
5
Recent public opinion polls also show a diminishing interest in climate change.
Reuters
1
However, he said the timing could indicate a greater sense of urgency.
Reuters
2
Traffic flows also indicate a strong economy and the share market rises.
Radio NZ
3
The latest two-year data indicate a risk of 2 per million procedures.
Pubmed
4
Police say initial reports indicate the vehicle's occupant suffered a medical event.
Radio NZ
5
When AIDS was first identified, five years was held to indicate safety.
The new yorker
Usage of designate in English
1
Each abelan is different and is used to designate a particular individual.
The Shelters of Stone
2
We start this week with good wishes for First Minister-designate Peter Robinson.
The Irish Times
3
It is not known whether she attended a principal designate assessment centre.
The Guardian
4
You can designate the organizations to receive the money at any point.
Reuters
5
Can a donor designate their body for research on a specific disease?
Reuters
6
We need to designate a spokesperson, and put together a media plan.
The cold light of mourning
7
The IPCC is now calling on Duchas to designate the new sites.
The Irish Times
8
This name is used in Mindanao and Joló to designate certain chiefs.
History of the Philippine Islands
9
The newspaper's supervisory board will designate the winner on Monday June 28.
Reuters
10
The histologically descriptive term hobnail hemangioma is proposed to designate these lesions.
Pubmed
11
Now tell me where I am to find the brick you designate.
The Mayor's Wife
12
The three names grew afterwards to designate three different orders of ascetics.
The Hermits
13
The consul-designate was a little disarmed by this straightforward mode of procedure.
A Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Tim...
14
He will be succeeded by the chief executive designate, Mr Ned Sullivan.
The Irish Times
15
He is understood to be the skipper designate for the Galway campaign.
The Irish Times
16
This allows users to designate variables and the relationships between these variables.
Wired
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Translations for designate
Designate through the time
Designate across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common