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Definition of designate adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

designate

adjective
 
/ˈdezɪɡnət/,
 
/ˈdezɪɡneɪt/
 
/ˈdezɪɡnət/,
 
/ˈdezɪɡneɪt/
[after noun] (formal)
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  1. chosen to do a job but not yet having officially started it
    • an interview with the director designate
    Word Originmid 17th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin designatus ‘designated’, past participle of designare, based on signum ‘a mark’. The verb dates from the late 18th cent.
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