Designate vs. Name
Designateadjective
Designated; appointed; chosen.
Designateadjective
(UK) Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.
Designateverb
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
Designateverb
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
Designateverb
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
Designateadjective
Designated; appointed; chosen.
Designateverb
To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters who are to be arrested.
Designateverb
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
Designateverb
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; - with to or for; as, to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
Designateverb
assign a name or title to
Designateverb
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Designateverb
decree or designate beforehand;
Designateverb
design or destine;
Designateadjective
appointed but not yet installed in office
Namenoun
Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
Namenoun
The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class.
Namenoun
A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts.
Namenoun
Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction.
Namenoun
Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
Namenoun
A person, an individual.
Nameverb
To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call.
Nameverb
To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention.
Nameverb
To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding; to name someone as ambassador.
Nameverb
To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand.
Namenoun
a language unit by which a person or thing is known;
Namenoun
by the sanction or authority of;
Namenoun
a person's reputation;
Namenoun
a well-known or notable person;
Namenoun
family based on male descent;
Namenoun
a defamatory or abusive word or phrase;
Nameverb
assign a specified, proper name to;
Nameverb
give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property;
Nameverb
charge with a function; charge to be;
Nameverb
create and charge with a task or function;
Nameverb
mention and identify by name;
Nameverb
identify as in botany or biology, for example
Nameverb
make reference to;
Nameverb
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of;
Nameverb
determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
Namenoun
a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to
Namenoun
a famous person
Namenoun
a reputation, especially a good one
Namenoun
(in the UK) an insurance underwriter belonging to a Lloyd's syndicate.
Nameverb
give a name to
Nameverb
identify correctly by name
Nameverb
give a particular title or epithet to
Nameverb
mention by name
Nameverb
appoint (someone) to a particular position or task
Nameverb
(of the Speaker) mention (a Member of Parliament) by name as disobedient to the chair and thereby subject to a ban from the House.
Nameverb
specify (a sum, time, or place) as something desired, suggested, or decided on
Nameadjective
(of a person or product) having a well-known name
Name
A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context.
