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Designated

To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description

📖 Definitions of "Designated"

verb
  1. 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. 2

    To call by a distinctive title; to name.

  3. 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. 1

    Having a specified designation

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WordDefinition
selectedThat have been selected or chosen.

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WordDefinition
selectedverbThat have been selected or chosen.
designationnounThat which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
definedverbHaving a definition or value.
namedverbHaving a name.
calledverbHaving been called.
designedverbCreated according to a design.
namingnounThe process of giving names to things.
so-calledSo named; commonly called.
directedverbIn a manner emphasizing one's point of view.
qualifiedMeeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
schedulednounPlanned; according to schedule.
plannedExisting or designed according to a plan.
classifiednounSorted into classes or categories.
catalogedSorted, classified.
slated(chiefly US) scheduled
authorisedverbAlternative spelling of authorized. [Explicitly allowed.]
categorizedverbThe characteristic of having been placed or sorted in a category or categories.
nominatedverbHaving received a nomination.
nominationnoun(more common) The result of such a nomination act.
statedExpressed in a statement; uttered or written.

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