designated
SayDEZ-ig-nay-tidUS · UK/ˈdɛzɪɡneɪtɪd/AUS/ˈdezɪɡnæɪtɪd/
- 1Chosen and named for a special job or purpose.
Like a parking spot with your name on it, set aside just for one use.
The designated driver stayed sober and drove everyone home.
Smokers must stay inside the designated area near the entrance.
Similarassigned, allocated, specified, appointed, official
Oppositeunofficial, unassigned
- 2Simple past and past participle of designate. Use this form for something that was already chosen or named.
The committee designated her as the new chairperson.
They designated three rooms for long-term storage.
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designated is a form of designate
designate, verb: To choose someone or something and set them aside for a special job or duty. Full entry
- Forms
- designatedesignates he/she/itdesignating -ing formdesignated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- designate → designated: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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