designate
verb
• appoint (someone) to a specified office or post.
• "he was designated as prime minister"
Similar:
appoint,
nominate,
depute,
delegate,
select,
choose,
pick,
decide on,
settle on,
elect,
name,
identify,
assign,
allot,
co-opt,
ordain,
induct,
plump for,
designate
adjective
• appointed to an office or post but not yet installed.
• "the Director designate"
Origin:
mid 17th century (as an adjective): from Latin designatus ‘designated’, past participle of designare, based on signum ‘a mark’.
