designates

/หˆdษ›zษชษก.nษ™ts/
verb
  1. 1

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

    โ€œto designate the boundaries of a countryโ€

  2. 2

    To call by a distinctive title; to name.

  3. 3

    To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; โ€” with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.

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