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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb dez-ig-neyt; adjective dez-ig-nit, -neyt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈdɛz ɪgˌneɪt; adjective ˈdɛz ɪg nɪt, -ˌneɪt

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Définition of designated

Origin :
  • past participle adjective from designate. Designated hitter introduced in American League baseball in 1973, soon giving wide figurative extension to designated, e.g. designated driver, by 1985.
  • verb name, entitle
  • verb specify as selection
Example sentences :
  • With a gesture he designated the Fathers of the Grotto, whom he avoided naming.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • He who was designated First among the council of the Mureess answered.
  • Extract from : « Join Our Gang? » by Sterling E. Lanier
  • I have designated this degeneration by the term blastophthoria.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • Thus the Street of the Holy Ghost contains the church so designated.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • Charles designated his brother Henry, the King of Poland, as his successor.
  • Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • Mr. Lyttleton was to leave the jewels in a designated spot at the foot of the cliffs.
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • The trouble is an ancient one and is designated as "shelling" or "rattling."
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • No wonder this was designated "the most eloquent speech that ever was made."
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • Had she heard, by any mischance, that impertinent phrase by which I designated her?
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
  • You are a rip and ugly customer and you will stay in the garrison I designated.
  • Extract from : « Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess » by Henry W. Fischer

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