call attention vs designate

call attention is not an adjective while designate is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
call attention	No	No	Yes	No
designate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, designate is a hypernym of call attention; that is, designate is a word with a broader meaning than call attention:

call attention: point out carefully and clearly
designate: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

Other hypernyms of call attention include indicate, point, show.

call attention (adjective)	designate (adjective)
	appointed but not yet installed in office

call attention (verb)	designate (verb)
point out carefully and clearly	design or destine
	assign a name or title to
	decree or designate beforehand
	indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)