1. to officially choose someone or something for a particular job or purpose
2. to mark or point out; to indicate

1. chosen for a position but not yet officially in that position
Usage: used after a noun

Examples

• The committee will designate a new chairperson next week.
• Please designate which parking spaces are for visitors.
• The red line designates the boundary between the two properties.
• She is the president-designate until the inauguration ceremony.
• The school designated this area as a quiet study zone.
• The ambassador designate will arrive tomorrow.
• Signs designate the emergency exits throughout the building.