designate

English

/ˈdɛzɪɡ.nət/, /ˈdɛzɪɡ.neɪt/

adj
Definitions
  • Designated; appointed; chosen.
  • (UK) Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin designatus root from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sekʷ-

Gloss

follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

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