All designate synonyms

verb designate

• name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
• nominate — to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.
• label — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
• authorize — If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
• appoint — If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
• describe — If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
• earmark — any identifying or distinguishing mark or characteristic: The mayor's statement had all the earmarks of dirty politics.
• name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
• allot — If something is allotted to someone, it is given to them as their share.
• stipulate — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
• mark — Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
• appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
• allocate — If one item or share of something is allocated to a particular person or for a particular purpose, it is given to that person or used for that purpose.
• define — to describe the nature, properties, or essential qualities of
• assign — If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.
• choose — If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
• set aside — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
• christen — When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare baptize.
• denominate — to give a specific name to; designate
• title — a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.
• dub — to furnish (a film or tape) with a new sound track, as one recorded in the language of the country of import.
• term — a word or phrase that has a specific or precise meaning within a given discipline or field and might have a different meaning in common usage: Set is a term of art used by mathematicians, and burden of proof is a term of art used by lawyers.
• style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
• call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
• baptize — When someone is baptized, water is put on their heads or they are covered with water as a sign that their sins have been forgiven and that they have become a member of the Christian Church. Compare christen.
• nickname — a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”.
• tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
• show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
• prefer — to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: to prefer beef to chicken.
• constitute — If something constitutes a particular thing, it can be regarded as being that thing.
• characterize — If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it.
• single — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
• tag — a children's game in which one player chases the others in an effort to touch one of them, who then takes the role of pursuer.
• dictate — If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
• indicate — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
• slot — a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
• pinpoint — the point of a pin.
• connote — If a word or name connotes something, it makes you think of a particular idea or quality.
• make — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
• favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
• charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
• finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
• deputize — If you deputize for someone, you do something on their behalf, for example attend a meeting.
• peg — a female given name, form of Peggy.
• opt — to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for).
• denote — If one thing denotes another, it is a sign or indication of it.
• apportion — When you apportion something such as blame, you decide how much of it different people deserve or should be given.
• commission — If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you.
• delegate — A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting.
• pick — to cast (a shuttle).