designate
/ˈdɛzɪɡ.neɪt/
verb
- 1
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
“to designate the boundaries of a country”
- 2
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
- 3
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.
adjective
- 1
Designated; appointed; chosen.
- 2
Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.
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