v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Designated; p. pr. & vb. n. Designating. ]1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To call by a distinctive title; to name. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. 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.