Designate

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:13 pts9 letters

Definition of Designate

Adjective

Designated; appointed; chosen.
Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.

Verb

To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
"to designate the boundaries of a country"
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
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.

Anagrams of Designate

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "designate":

8-LETTER WORDS

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7-LETTER WORDS

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6-LETTER WORDS

aedine ageist agenes agents anteed dating deigns denies design detain dienes digest dinges easing eating+4 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "designate" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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